Chapter - 5: The Case Control Structure

Point out the errors, if any, in the following programs:


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Sections
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Exercises

(a)

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
	int suite = 1 ;
	switch ( suite ) ;
	{
	case 0 ;
		printf ( "\nClub" ) ;
	case 1 ;
		printf ( "\nDiamond" ) ;
	} 
	return 0;
}

Error: 

1. case statements do not belong to any switch, because there's a semicolon after a switch statement.

2. Expected : before ; in case statements.


(b)

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
	int temp ;
	scanf ( "%d", &temp ) ;
	switch ( temp )
	{
	case  (temp <= 20):
		printf ( "\nOoooooohhhh! Damn cool!" ) ;
	case ( temp > 20 && temp <= 30 ) :
		printf ( "\nRain rain here again!" ) ;
	case ( temp > 30 && temp <= 40 ) :
		printf ( "\nWish I am on Everest" ) ;
	default :
		printf ( "\nGood old nagpur weather" ) ;
	} 
	return 0;
}

Error: temp cannot appear in a constant expression. We can never have a variable in case statement, but the temp is there.


(c)

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
	float a = 3.5 ;
	switch ( a )
	{
	case 0.5 :
		printf ( "\nThe art of C" ) ; break ;
	case 1.5 :
		printf ( "\nThe spirit of C" ) ; break ;
	case 2.5 :
		printf ( "\nSee through C" ) ; break ;
	case 3.5 :
		printf ( "\nSimply c" ) ;
	}
	return 0;
}

Error: a is not an integer in switch condition. We cannot test floats in switch statements.


(d)

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
	int a = 3, b = 4, c;
	c = b – a;
	switch ( c )
	{
	case 1 || 2 :
		printf ( "God give me an opportunity to change things" ) ;
		break ;
	case a || b :
		printf ( "God give me an opportunity to run my show" ) ;
		break ;
	} 
	return 0;
}

Error: a and b are not constants used in case statement.


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