Switch statement with returns — code correctness

Question

Let\'s say I have code in C with approximately this structure:

switch (something)
{
    case 0:
      return \"blah\";
      break;

    case 1:
    case 4:
         


        

Answer 1

Wouldn't it be better to have an array with

arr[0] = "blah"
arr[1] = "foo"
arr[2] = "bar"

and do return arr[something];?

If it's about the practice in general, you should keep the break statements in the switch. In the event that you don't need return statements in the future, it lessens the chance it will fall through to the next case.