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  • This example demonstrate the effects of if() statements, by highlighting parts of the code that been executed in bold dark red . Try it and see which parts of the code are executed and which are skipped over.
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  Value and type of last evaluated expression: Address of array element: Address of array elementx:  (none)

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int main(){
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» int option; // A simple menu with a switch() » printf("\n Menu\n\n" "\t 1. Some option\n" "\t 2. Another option\n" "\t 3. A third option\n\n" "\t 0. Quit\n"); » scanf("%d", &option); » switch (option) { » case 0: » printf("Goodbye, thanks for using the switch program\n"); » return 0; » case 1: » printf("You chose option one.\n"); » break; » case 2: » printf("You chose option two.\n"); » break; » case 3: » printf("You chose option three.\n"); » break; » default : » printf("Unknown option: %d\n", option); } » return 0;
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Data

option (int)
128
1

Memory

main()

128
129
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131
option = 1

NB: the actual memory address of each variable is the
address shown plus 4292594040 (0xFFDBC978).

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Input was:

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Output

 Menu

	 1. Some option
	 2. Another option
	 3. A third option

	 0. Quit
You chose option one.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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