For() inside switch

Is it possible to put a for() loop inside a switch statement?

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{ 
    for (int i=0; i < 8; i++)
    {
              switch (i)
              {
                case  for (int j=0; i < 6; j++):  //something like this?
                        cout<<"1-6"<<endl;
                        break;
                  case  7:
                        cout<<"7"<<endl;
                        break;
              }
    }             
   
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

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Yes, but the for loop cannot be the label, of course.

Yes, but not the way you did it (as a label).

try this -

Code:

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                case 1:
                case 2:
                case 3:
                case 4:
                case 5:
                case 6:
                        cout<<"1-6"<<endl;
                        break;

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if you need a very large range, consider using an if statement instead or in conjunction with the switch statement.

What you have there might better be written as

Code:

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for (int i = 0; i < 7; ++i) {
    std::cout << "0-6\n";
}
std::cout << "7\n";

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the way to do what you're suggesting is to use fallthrough.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{ 
  for (int i=0; i < 8; i++)
  {
    switch (i)
    {
      case 0:
      case 1:
      case 2:
      case 3:
      case 4:
      case 5:
      case 6: {
        cout<<"0-6"<<endl;
        break;
      }
      case  7: {
        cout<<"7"<<endl;
        break;
      }
    }
  }             
   
  system("pause");
  return 0;
}

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Code:

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What you have there might better be written as

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Yes i realized that. I was just trying to rewrite the same program with switch(), but it takes up much more space indeed.

Thanks everybody!