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iOS Swift Collections and Control Flow Control Flow With Conditional Statements Solution to FizzBuzz

rory Stevens
rory Stevens
3,840 Points
Posted by rory Stevens
rory Stevens
3,840 Points

Why would you not use switch instead of if as it is more "powerful" and better able to deal with complex situations?

Can it be done using switch instead? Why is that not the best option? Fully appreciate any help, cheers.

Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points
Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points

You could but an if statement is much easier

func fizzBuzz(n: Int) -> String {
    // Enter your code between the two comment markers
    switch n {
    case let x where (x % 3 == 0):
        return "Fizz"
    case let x where (x % 5 == 0):
        return "Buzz"
    default:
        return "FizzBuzz"
    }
    // End code
    //return "\(n)"
}

1 Answer

Logan Cornelius
Logan Cornelius
16,876 Points
Logan Cornelius
Logan Cornelius
16,876 Points

I also don't understand why not use a switch instead. Is a switch statement not more scaleable? Don't really understand why we would ever use multiple else if statements in place of a switch statement when it seems to be essentially the same thing.