+1 atul If a matching label is found, execution proceeds from there. Control then passes down through all remaining labels within the switch statement.
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 3:28 PM, atul anand <atul.87fri...@gmail.com> wrote: > case 1: , case 2 : , case 3 , case 4 .......etc etc are just labels... > so switch(x) just jumps to that case x and then move downward. so if you > dont use break..it will keep checking following cases. > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 3:14 PM, adarsh kumar <algog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Doubt, very trivial though: >> #include<stdio.h> >> int main() >> { >> int x=3; >> switch(x) >> { >> case 1: >> x=1; >> break; >> case 2: >> x=2; >> break; >> case 3: >> x=3; >> break; >> default: >> x=0; >> break; >> case 4: >> x=4; >> break; >> } >> printf("%d",x) >> return 0; >> } >> gives an output of 3. But, >> #include<stdio.h> >> using namespace std; >> int main() >> { >> int x=3; >> switch(x) >> { >> case 1: >> x=1; >> case 2: >> x=2; >> case 3: >> x=3; >> default: >> x=0; >> case 4: >> x=4; >> } >> printf("%d",x); >> getch(); >> return 0; >> } >> gives an output of 4. >> My doubt is, in spite of the missing break statements in the second case, >> how will it enter case 4, as it should check if x=4 before doing that, >> which is not true. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- Sharad Dixit -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.