Is there a switch-like keyword that would accept string (char *) instead of just char?

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I hope that you already know that switch keyword only accepts int or char. but is there a way so that it would also accept char *?

I have an Idea how to solve this by using struct, but I'm gonna wait for your opinion.

There's no meaningful way you could make `char[]`/`char*` work with a switch statement. You would need to be able to provide compile time constants for the case statements to compare for equality, and you won't be able to provide that. — Jeff Mercado, Oct 31 '19 at 05:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 31 '19 at 06:01

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Sadly, no, you cannot have string literals in switch statements. This is because switching a char* would mean the cases need to be memory addresses (after all, char* is still just a pointer).

answered Oct 31 '19 at 06:01

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Is there a switch-like keyword that would accept string (char *) instead of just char?

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