C Program to Make a Simple Calculator Using switch...case #29

C Program to Make a Simple Calculator Using switch...case

Example to create a simple calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide using switch and break statement.

To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of following C programming topics:

• C switch...case Statement
• C Programming break and continue Statement

This program takes an arithmetic operator +, -, *, / and two operands from the user and performs the calculation on the two operands depending upon the operator entered by the user.

Example: Simple Calculator using switch Statement

// Performs addition, subtraction, multiplication or division depending the input from user

# include <stdio.h>

int main() {

    char operator;
    double firstNumber,secondNumber;

    printf("Enter an operator (+, -, *,): ");
    scanf("%c", &operator);

    printf("Enter two operands: ");
    scanf("%lf %lf",&firstNumber, &secondNumber);

    switch(operator)
    {
        case '+':
            printf("%.1lf + %.1lf = %.1lf",firstNumber, secondNumber, firstNumber + secondNumber);
            break;

        case '-':
            printf("%.1lf - %.1lf = %.1lf",firstNumber, secondNumber, firstNumber - secondNumber);
            break;

        case '*':
            printf("%.1lf * %.1lf = %.1lf",firstNumber, secondNumber, firstNumber * secondNumber);
            break;

        case '/':
            printf("%.1lf / %.1lf = %.1lf",firstNumber, secondNumber, firstNumber / secondNumber);
            break;

        // operator doesn't match any case constant (+, -, *, /)
        default:
            printf("Error! operator is not correct");
    }
    
    return 0;
}

Output

Enter an operator (+, -, *,): *
Enter two operands: 1.5
4.5
1.5 * 4.5 = 6.8

The * operator entered by the user is stored in the operator variable. And, the two operands, 1.5 and 4.5 are stored in variables firstNumber and secondNumber respectively.

Since, the operator * matches the case case '*':, the control of the program jumps to

printf("%.1lf * %.1lf = %.1lf",firstNumber, secondNumber, firstNumber * secondNumber);

This statement calculates the product and displays it on the screen.

Finally, the break; statement ends the switch statement.