C# Switch Case Statement with Examples

In c#, Switch is a selection statement, and it will execute a single case statement from the list of multiple case statements based on the pattern match with the defined expression.

 

Using the switch statement in c#, we can replace the functionality of if…else if statement to provide better readability for the code.

Syntax of C# Switch Statement

Generally, in c# switch statement is a collection of multiple case statements, and it will execute only one single case statement based on the matching value of an expression.

 

Following is the syntax of defining the switch statement in the c# programming language.

 

switch(variable/expression){
case value1:
// Statements to Execute
break;
case value2:
//Statements to Execute
break;
....
....
default:
// Statements to Execute if No Case Matches
break;
}

If you observe the above syntax, we defined a switch statement with multiple case statements. Here, the switch statement will evaluate the expression / variable value by matching the case statement values (value1, value2, etc.). If the variable/expression value matches with any case statement, the statements inside of the particular case will be executed.

 

If none of the case statements are matched with the defined expression/variable value, then the statements inside of the default block will be executed, and it’s more like an else block in the if...else statement.

 

If you observe the above code, we used a break keyword at the end of each case statement to stop the further execution of non-matching case statements in the switch.

C# Switch Statement Flow Chart Diagram

Following is the pictorial representation of the switch case statement process flow in the c# programming language.

 

C# Switch Case Statement Flow Chart Diagram

 

If you observe the above switch statement flow chart, the switch statement's process flow will start from Top to Bottom, and in the first case, it will check whether the expression value matches or not.

 

In case the expression value matches mean it will execute the particular case statements block and exist the switch statement; otherwise, it will go to the second case statement and check whether the expression value matching or not, the same way search will continue till it finds the right case statement.

 

If all case statements fail to match the defined expression value, then the default block statements will be executed, and the switch statement will come to an end.

C# Switch Case Statement Example

Following is the example of using switch statements in the c# programming language.

 

using System;

namespace Tutlane
{
     class Program
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             int x = 20;
             switch (x)
             {
                 case 10:
                     Console.WriteLine("x value is 10");
                     break;
                 case 15:
                     Console.WriteLine("x value is 15");
                     break;
                 case 20:
                     Console.WriteLine("x value is 20");
                     break;
                 default:
                     Console.WriteLine("Not Known");
                     break;
             }
             Console.WriteLine("Press Enter Key to Exit..");
             Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
}

If you observe the above example, we defined a switch with multiple case statements, and it will execute the matched case statements with the expression value.

 

When we run the above c# program, we will get the result below.

 

C# Switch Case Statement Example Result

 

If you observe the above result, the case statement (20) matches the defined expression value (20) and executes the respective case statement statements.

C# Nested Switch Case Statements

In c#, using one switch statement within another switch statement is called a nested switch-case statement.

 

Following is the example of using nested switch statements in the c# programming language.

 

using System;

namespace Tutlane
{
     class Program
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             int x = 10, y = 5;
             switch (x)
             {
                 case 10:
                    Console.WriteLine("X Value: 10");
                    switch(y){
                       case 5:
                         Console.WriteLine("Nested Switch Value: 5");
                         switch (y - 2) {
                            case 3:
                              Console.WriteLine("Another Nested Switch Value: 3");
                              break;
                         }
                         break;
                    }
                    break;
                  case 15:
                     Console.WriteLine("X Value: 15");
                     break;
                  case 20:
                     Console.WriteLine("X Value: 20");
                     break;
                  default:
                     Console.WriteLine("Not Known");
                     break;
             }
             Console.WriteLine("Press Enter Key to Exit..");
             Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
}

If you observe the above example, we used switch statements within another switch statement to implement nested switch statements based on our requirements.

 

When we execute the above c# program, we will get the result below.

 

C# Nested Switch Case Statement Example Result

 

If you observe the above result, the nested switch statements have been executed based on our requirements.

C# Switch Case Statement with Enum

In c#, we can use enum values with Switch case statements to perform required operations.

 

Following is the example of using enum values in the c# switch case statement.

 

using System;

namespace Tutlane
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            location loc = location.hyderabad;
            switch (loc)
            {
                case location.chennai:
                   Console.WriteLine("Location: Chennai");
                   break;
                case location.guntur:
                   Console.WriteLine("Location: Guntur");
                   break;
                case location.hyderabad:
                   Console.WriteLine("Location: Hyderabad");
                   break;
                default:
                   Console.WriteLine("Not Known");
                   break;
            }
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter Key to Exit..");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
        public enum location
        {
            hyderabad,
            chennai,
            guntur
        }
    }
}

If you observe the above example, we defined enum values and used those values in switch-case statements to perform required operations based on our requirements.

 

When we execute the above c# program, we will get the result below.

 

C# Switch Case Statement with Enums Example Result

 

If you observe the above result, the switch case statement which matches the enum value has been printed in the console window.

 

This is how we can use enums with switch-case statements to perform operations based on our requirements.