Shorten long switch case

Question

So let me start by saying I am new to C#. I have a switch statement that currently has 10 different cases, however, I need to use it 3 different times (same 10 cases, different

Answer 1

In terms of simplifying a switch statement, I think a Dictionary (if keys were not sequential integers), enumeration, or a List (for something like 1-10 as is the case here) is appropriate, creating a mapped relationship between numbers:

int[] growth = {0, 60, 80, 90, 40, 120, 130, 50, 70, 40, 150};
int cropType = 5; // for example
Console.WriteLine(growth[cropType]); // 120

Here's a dictionary example, which I think is more comprehensible for humans:

Dictionary growth = new Dictionary()
{
    {"Potatoes", 60}, 
    {"Strawberries", 80}, 
    {"Cabbages", 90}, 
    {"Carrots", 40}, 
    {"Melon", 120}, 
    {"Pumpkin", 130}, 
    {"Eggplant", 50}, 
    {"Mushroom", 70}, 
    {"Wheat", 70}, 
    {"Truffle", 150} 
};

Console.WriteLine(growth["Melon"]);

However, having seen your second switch statement, it appears your unwieldy switches are symptoms of a larger design problem. You may consider adding a Crop class that has member fields for all of the properties you're manipulating, such as type and growth (and any other properties or functions that describe Crop-ness).

In terms of Global, you may consider a second class that aggregates Crops, such as a Harvest class with a dictionary that keeps tracks of how much of each crop have been harvested.

Long story short, these design questions can get quite fuzzy and opinion-based, but hopefully this offers some ideas for moving forward.