About switch-case (C++)

Question

Can i put string with cases. For example
switch(var) {
case "hello" :
cout << "Hello" ;
break
....

Answer 1

Not in C/C++, at least not directly, because strings aren't considered integral values.

https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/switch

"... any expression of integral or enumeration type, or of a class type contextually implicitly convertible to an integral or enumeration type... "

Answer 2

Additional info:

Is there a workaround? Yes, such as hashing.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2111667/compile-time-string-hashing

Answer 3

Thanks for inf