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| + | A switch is a type of '''statement''' that controls the '''logical flow''' of an application. It allows for the value stored within a variable or expression to control said flow through the use of multiple "cases". | ||
=Relevance= | =Relevance= | ||
| − | = | + | =Example= |
| + | Below is an example of a switch for an adventure game | ||
| + | <syntaxhighlight lang ="csharp"> | ||
| + | console.WriteLine("You awake and find yourself at an intersection, which path will you take?"); | ||
| + | console.WriteLine("Use N, S, E, or W for North, South, East, or West"); | ||
| + | choice = console.ReadLine(); | ||
| + | choice.ToUpper(); // This will make the content of the string upper case so we don't have to check for both lower and upper case in our switch. | ||
| − | + | switch(choice) | |
| − | + | { | |
| + | case "N": | ||
| + | player.moveNorth(); | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | |||
| + | case "S": | ||
| + | player.moveSouth(); | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | |||
| + | case "E": | ||
| + | player.moveEast(); | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | |||
| + | case "W": | ||
| + | player.moveWest(); | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | |||
| + | default: | ||
| + | getPlayerInput(); | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | } | ||
| − | + | </syntaxhighlight> | |
| + | =Resources= | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | - [[Statement]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:38, 16 April 2020
Definition
A switch is a type of statement that controls the logical flow of an application. It allows for the value stored within a variable or expression to control said flow through the use of multiple "cases".
Relevance
Example
Below is an example of a switch for an adventure game
console.WriteLine("You awake and find yourself at an intersection, which path will you take?");
console.WriteLine("Use N, S, E, or W for North, South, East, or West");
choice = console.ReadLine();
choice.ToUpper(); // This will make the content of the string upper case so we don't have to check for both lower and upper case in our switch.
switch(choice)
{
case "N":
player.moveNorth();
break;
case "S":
player.moveSouth();
break;
case "E":
player.moveEast();
break;
case "W":
player.moveWest();
break;
default:
getPlayerInput();
break;
}
