When to use if-else loop and switch loop

Question

I am new to java, so want to understand which statement to be used and when ?

Program has a condition where there are three checks needs to be done. I am not clear which statement to go for.

Please help me in understanding the statement usage

Possible duplicate of [Why the switch statement and not if-else?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/449273/why-the-switch-statement-and-not-if-else) — Dan, May 12 '17 at 09:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 12 '17 at 09:58

The if statement is normally used if you just check one or more different conditions that can be connected with logical operators like and and or.

//if the color is red or blue
if (color == 'red' | color == 'blue' {
    //do something.
}

The switch statement can be used if you have one condition that has to be handled different, depending on its value.

//do different things depending on the color
switch (color) {
    case 'red':
        //do something
        break;
    case 'blue':
        //do something else
        break;
}

When to use if-else loop and switch loop

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