Thread: Switch/case vs if/else

Originally Posted by Babkockdood

You can put as many statements as you want on one line.

That is a self-defeating argument. This notion of "more compact" boils down to the specifics of subjective style. As such, it is a matter of you finding it more compact for your style. So be it.

Originally Posted by Babkockdood

Yeah, I realized that. Look at the edit.

This will work

Code:

if (!argv[1]) {printf("There are no arguments.\n"); return 1;}
else {printf("There is at least one argument.\n"); return 0;}

even this will work

Code:

if (!argv[1]) {printf("There are no arguments.\n"); return 1;} else {printf("There is at least one argument.\n"); return 0;}

if you print whole program in one line it will work depending upon the compiler you are using.

...Which is the same as:

Code:

switch (y)
{
    case 1: printf("There are no arguments.\n"); return 1; break;
    case 2: printf("There is at least one argument.\n"); return 0; break;
}

And the more you do it, the less pretty it becomes. So eventually you have to put it on multiple rows.