Learning Switch Statements: Add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide Equations

[Peach]

I'm new to programming and learning the switch statements right now. I'm wondering if you can add/subtract/multiply/divide equations in the switch statements.

Example: y = x^6/6

And if I want that in case 1, how do I calculate y assuming I already have x input beforehand?

 

[-Job-]

In Java cases in a switch statement need to be constant primitive types or enumerated types. C# relaxes this a little adding support for strings. But you can't have the following:

switch(y){
   case Math.Pow(x, 6)/6:
          //do something
   case Math.PI*Math.Pow(x, 2):
          //do something else
}

 

[ravenprp]

Yes, you can definitely use switch statements to perform add/subtract/multiply/divide equations. The switch statement allows you to evaluate different cases and perform different actions based on the input value. In your example, you can set up a switch statement with different cases for each mathematical operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and use the input value of x to calculate the output value of y.

For example, if you want to calculate y = x^6/6 in case 1, you can set up your switch statement like this:

switch (caseNumber) {
case 1:
y = (x * x * x * x * x * x) / 6;
break;
case 2:
// other cases for different mathematical operations
break;
}

Assuming you have already declared and assigned a value to x, the code above will calculate the value of y in case 1 and store it in the variable y. This way, you can easily perform different equations using the same input value of x.

I hope this helps clarify how you can use switch statements to perform mathematical operations. Keep practicing and you'll become more familiar with switch statements and other programming concepts. Good luck!