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The document discusses the use of switch statements in C/C++ for selection control, highlighting their advantages over if/else statements. It includes examples of switch statements with break statements to prevent fall-through behavior and outlines two programming tasks: creating a calculator program and a grade converter using switch statements. Both tasks require user input and appropriate handling of invalid cases.

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The document discusses the use of switch statements in C/C++ for selection control, highlighting their advantages over if/else statements. It includes examples of switch statements with break statements to prevent fall-through behavior and outlines two programming tasks: creating a calculator program and a grade converter using switch statements. Both tasks require user input and appropriate handling of invalid cases.

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PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

 Learning how to use Switch statement, Case statement, Break


statement.

Learning how to use Switch statement, Case statement, Break statement


and Continue Statement.

Switch statement is C/C++ language is used for selection control. The difference
between if/else and switch selection statements is that the second one is used for
making a selection from multiple statements.
There are times when you'll find yourself writing a huge if block that consists of
many else if statements. The switch statement can help simplify things a little.
It allows you to test the value returned by a single expression and then execute
the relevant bit of code.
You can have as many cases as you want, including a default case which is
evaluated if all the cases fail. Let's look at the general form.
switch (expression)
{
case expression1:
/* one or more statements */
case expression2:
/* one or more statements */
/* ...more cases if necessary */
default:
/* do this if all other cases fail */
}
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int a;
cin>>a;
switch (a) { case 1:
cout<<"You chose number 1\n";
case 2:
cout<<"You chose number 2\n"; case 3:
cout<<"You chose number 3\n"; case 4:
cout<<"You chose number 4\n"; default:
cout<<"That's not 1,2,3 or 4!\n"; You'll notice that the program will select the
} correct case but will also run through all the
return 0; cases below it (including the default) until the
} switch block's closing bracket is reached.
To prevent this from happening, we'll need to
insert another statement into our cases...

Break:
The break statement terminates the execution of the nearest enclosing switch statement in which
it appears. Control passes to the statement that follows the terminated statement
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int a;
cin>>a;
switch (a) { case 1:
cout<<"You chose number 1\n"; break;
case 2:
cout<<"You chose number 2\n"; break;
case 3:
cout<<"You chose number 3\n"; break;
case 4:
cout<<"You chose number 4\n"; break;
default:
cout<<"That's not 1,2,3 or 4!\n";}
return 0;
}
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

Task 01: Calculator Program using Switch Statement


You are required to create a simple calculator program that takes an operator (+, -, *, /) and two
numbers as input from the user and performs the corresponding arithmetic operation using a
switch statement.
Your program should:
1. Display a prompt for the user to enter an operator (+, -, *, /).
2. Allow the user to enter two numbers.
3. Use a switch statement to determine the operator and perform the appropriate calculation.
4. Display the result of the operation.
Ensure that your program handles the following cases:
 If the user enters an invalid operator, the program should display an error message.
 If the user attempts to divide by zero, the program should display an appropriate error
message.
Task 02: Grade Converter
You are tasked with creating a program that takes a numerical grade as input and converts it into
a letter grade using the following scale:
 A: 90-100
 B: 80-89
 C: 70-79
 D: 60-69
 F: 0-59
Your program should:
1. Display a prompt for the user to enter a numerical grade.
2. Use a switch statement to determine the corresponding letter grade based on the input.
3. Display the calculated letter grade.
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

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