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switch not working properly
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1 Feb, 2008 - 10:11 PM
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My switch is not working properly with a program. The program is ignoring every "case" but not the default. Do you know what's the problem??


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// switch.cpp : main project file.


#include <iostream>

using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;

int type;

int main()
{

    cout << "Type a number from 1 to 3:;
    cin >> type;

    switch ( type ){

        case '1':
            
                cout << "1";
            break;
        case '2':
            
                cout << "2";
            
            break;

        case '3':
                cout << "3";
            break;

        case '\n':
        case '\t':
        case ' ':
            break;

        default:
            cout << "You typed an invalid number." << endl;
            break;



    }

    

    cin.ignore();
    cin.get();

    return 0;
}
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1 Feb, 2008 - 10:16 PM
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You declared type as an int, but you are comparing it as chars in the switch. Try declaring it as a char.
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1 Feb, 2008 - 10:18 PM
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While using case <value>: you don't need the ' '. Example

case 1: {
// Code }


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2 Feb, 2008 - 08:36 AM
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Ohh thank you. smile.gif It worked
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2 Feb, 2008 - 11:21 AM
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QUOTE(Delta_Echo @ 2 Feb, 2008 - 01:18 AM) *

While using case <value>: you don't need the ' '. Example

case 1: {
// Code }


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This is only true if the user is switching on an integer value, as he is here. Switching on a char value would require the single quotes.
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