Question

What is the purpose of the switch statement in C++?

Answer 1

The switch statement is used to select one of many code blocks to be executed based on the value of a variable or expression.

Example code:

int day = 4;
switch (day) {
  case 1:
    cout << "Monday";
    break;
  case 2:
    cout << "Tuesday";
    break;
  case 3:
    cout << "Wednesday";
    break;
  case 4:
    cout << "Thursday";
    break;
  case 5:
    cout << "Friday";
    break;
  case 6:
    cout << "Saturday";
    break;
  case 7:
    cout << "Sunday";
    break;
  default:
    cout << "Invalid day";
    break;
}