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Replacing If Else Chains with Switch

Summary

  • if/else if statements can be replaced with switch statements.

Final Code

function chainToSwitch(val) {
  var answer = "";
  // Only change code below this line

  switch(val) {
    case "bob":
      answer = "Marley";
      break;
    case 42:
      answer = "The Answer";
      break;
    case 1:
      answer = "There is no #1";
      break;
    case 99:
      answer = "Missed me by this much!";
      break;
    case 7:
      answer = "Ate Nine";
      break;
  }

  // Only change code above this line
  return answer;
}

chainToSwitch(7);