Switch: tests the value of a given variable against a list of case values and when a match is found, a block of statements associated with that case is executed.
If Else: If the test value is true, then the true block statements following the if are executed.
Now, the point is that I feel that both are the same and can be used interchangeably.
Here's something you can't do with a switch statement:
Code:
if (x > 10)
{
// Do something
}
else if (x < 0)
{
// Do something else
}
else
{
// etc...
}
So not really interchangeable in quite a few cases. An if can do what a switch can (though maybe less clearly and possibly less easy for the compiler to optimize). But a switch can't do everything an if statement can.
Switch: tests the value of a given variable against a list of case values and when a match is found, a block of statements associated with that case is executed.
If Else: If the test value is true, then the true block statements following the if are executed.
Now, the point is that I feel that both are the same and can be used interchangeably.
Am i right?
Switch statement compares a result with specific values. The if statement is a more general test that allows you to use more general tests for each if statement and more any subsequent elseif statement.
