Question

The if/else selection structure can always do what the switch structure does but the reverse is not true

True

False

Answer 1

Hi,

The if/else selection structure can always do what the switch structure does but the reverse is not true - TRUE

To understand it better, please see the key differences between if/else selection and switch structure.

1. If-else statement checks for equality as well as for logical expression. On the other hand, switch checks only for equality.
2. The if statement evaluates integer, character, pointer, or floating-point type or boolean type. On the other hand, the switch statement evaluates only character or an integer data type.
3. You can have multiple if statements for multiple choice of statements. In switch, you only have one expression for the multiple choices.

So, from the differences between if/else and switch you can understand that, Using if/else we can do all the things that can be done by if/else and switch. but the switch structure has its limitations as given above, so the reverse is not true.

Hope this answer helps you!!
Thanks.