switch is a keyword to perform a kind of multiple if statements on a certain value. case determines which values can be switch on. If there is no named value to switch on, default can be used optionally.


#include <cassert>

#include <iostream>

 

int main()

{

  const int coin = std::rand() % 2;

  switch (coin)

  {

    case 0: std::cout << "Heads\n"; break;

    case 1: std::cout << "Tail\n" ; break;

    default: assert(!"Should not get here");

  }

}

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