Solution for Exercise 8-17

ex0817

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int code;

    printf("Enter the error code (1-3): ");
    scanf("%d",&code);
    switch(code)
    {
        case 1:
            puts("Drive Fault, not your fault.");
            break;
        case 2:
            puts("Illegal format, call a lawyer.");
            break;
        case 3:
            puts("Bad filename, spank it.");
            break;
        default:
            puts("That's not 1, 2, or 3");
    }
    return(0);
}

Output

Enter the error code (1-3): 3
Bad filename, spank it.

Notes

* The item evaluated by switch must be a single value or expression that results in a single value. It cannot be a string, comparison, logical operation, or function that doesn't return a single value.

* case statements specify single values which are compared with the item in the parentheses after switch. Single characters can be specified, in which case they're enclosed in single quotes.

* break statements are not required. If omitted, execution falls through to the next case statement

* The default item doesn't need a break statement as it's the last item in the structure.

* A case statement can be blank, having no statements belonging to it.

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