switch statement.....easy

[noble]

how to do u use greater than or less than signs with switch and case statements?

case > 5
case < 5

i'm using that but that obviously doesn't work

[CyberCarsten]

I think it's easier with if statements, but try this:

switch(a)
case a > 5:
//do something
break;

[CyberCarsten]

Use this instead:

#include <iostream.h>

void main()
{
	int a;
	int b;
	cout <<"Value for a: ";
	cin>>a;
	cout<<"Value for b: ";
	cin>>b;
	
	if(a > b)
		cout<<"a is greater than b"<<endl;;
	if (a < b)
		cout<<"a is lesser than b"<<endl;
	if (a == b)
		cout<<"a and b are equal"<<endl;

}

[noble]

the if is definitely easier but i have to use a switch
statement as part of an assignment.

[noble]

thx harry but i'm very familiar with case statements, what i wanted to accomplish, however, was to compare the switch against another number
similar to this in VB:
[CODE
case is < 5:

case is > 5:
[/CODE]

[HarryW]

I know what you want, but what I'm saying is that you can't use expressions with variable results in a switch statement. No two cases can evaluate to the same result. There is no 'case Is < 5' style solution.

I know you said that you have to use switch statements in the assignment, but isn't there anywhere else you could us a switch statement? This seems like an inappropriate situation for one.

[Lord Orwell]

case 1:
case 2:
case 3:
case 4: code here
break

[Active]

I think of this..

	int y=45;

	switch(y>5)
	{
	case 0:
	  printf("Y is less than or equal to 5");
	  break;
	case 1:
	  printf("Y is Greater than 5");
	  break;
	default:
	}