C#•14mo ago

❔ switch

I looked at the microsoft docs and it shows a example of a switch statement, the thing is the example looks like something you could do just with a if statement, so what is the point of switch?

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reflectronic•14mo ago

did you like how the if statement looks more than the switch statement

monkeyOP•14mo ago

what?

reflectronic•14mo ago

look at the code. look at the switch statement, think about what it would look like if it was a series of if statements which one would you like more like, which one looks better to you

monkeyOP•14mo ago

fair switch doesnt have a bunch of brackets everywhere or braces

reflectronic•14mo ago

that is the reason it exists. you are right that it does not do anything unique

monkeyOP•14mo ago

wtv tf theyre called Alright thank you

Pobiega•14mo ago

it has some nice syntax too

switch (x)
{
    case < 3:
        Console.WriteLine("Its cold!");
        break;
    case 4:
    case 5:
        Console.WriteLine("Its okay!");
        break;
    case >= 6:
        Console.WriteLine("Its warm!!");
        break;
}

switch (x)
{
    case < 3:
        Console.WriteLine("Its cold!");
        break;
    case 4:
    case 5:
        Console.WriteLine("Its okay!");
        break;
    case >= 6:
        Console.WriteLine("Its warm!!");
        break;
}

cases can "fall through", and you have full pattern matching available in the case

Accord•14mo ago

Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.

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❔ switch