case statement - technical definition

In programming, a variation of the if-then-else statement that is used when several ifs are required in a row. The following C example tests the variable KEY1 and performs functions based on the results.

  switch (key1)   {
    case '+':  add();  break;
    case '-':  subtract();  break;
    case '*':  multiply();  break;
    case '/':  divide();  break;
                   }

For a more extensive example of the case statement, see the last example under "C."