Difference Between If Else Statement And Switch Statement in Tabular Form
| Sno. | Basic Terms | If Else Statement | Switch Statement |
| 1. | Syntax | //If Else Syntax
if (variable1 > Variable2) {
operation
} else {
operation
}
| //Switch Syntax
switch (variable) {
case 0:
operation
break;
case 1:
operation
break;
default:
operation
break;
} |
| 2. | Working | If Condition is true display some message otherwise display other message | Switch Statement is similar to a series of If Statements on the same expression |
| 3. | Programming Language | C,Cpp,Java,php etc | C,Cpp,Java ,php |
| 4. | Data Type Support | Integer, Character, Pointer or Floating-point type or Boolean type | only character or a integer datatype |
| 5. | Nesting | Popular for nesting of a loop | Not as popular for nesting of a loop |
| 6. | Understanding | If more conditions are used, it is more difficult to understand | Even if the number of conditions increase, switch statement is still easier to understand |
| 7. | Flow Chart |
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| 8. | Example | <?php
$variable = 3;
if($variable==0){
echo("Sunday");
}else if($variable==1){
echo("Monday");
}else if($variable==2){
echo("Tuesday");
}else if($variable==3){
echo("Wednesday");
}else if($variable==4){
echo("Thursday");
}else if($variable==5){
echo("Friday");
}else if($variable==6){
echo("Saturday");
}else{
echo("not Found Record");
}
?> | <?php
$variable = 3;
switch($variable){
case 0:
echo("Sunday");
break;
case 1:
echo("Monday");
break;
case 2:
echo("Tuesday");
break;
case 3:
echo("Wednesday");
break;
case 4:
echo("Thursday");
break;
case 5:
echo("Friday");
break;
case 6:
echo("Saturday");
break;
default:
echo("not Found Record");
}
?> |
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