You might choose to use a switch statement instead of nested if-else statements if
A) the variable being tested might equal one of several hundred int values
B) the variable being tested might equal one of only a few int values
C) there are two or more int variables being tested, each of which could be one of several hundred values
D) there are two or more int variables being tested, each of which could be one of only a few values
E) none of the above, you would never choose to use a switch statement in place of nested if-else statements under any circumstance

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B) The switch statement can only be used if there is a single variable being tested and it is an integral type (an int or a char in Java). Further, because you have to enumerate each possible value being tested, the switch statement only makes sense if the number of values being tested is a small number.

You Might Choose to Use a Switch Statement Instead of Nested