Switch statement inside a switch statement?

Question

I have to evaluate many conditions. In my case, I have to do something like this:

switch(id)
{
    case 5:
         // switch some other cases here
    case 6:
          


        

Answer 1

Switch statements aren't bad practice. Nested switch statements might be messy to look at.

Perhaps think about embedding the nested switch statement in another method to improve clarity.

Answer 2

I'd call a function that was specific to case 5, then have the switch case in that function. For example :

switch(id)
{
    case 5:
         FunctionFiveSpecific(id);
    case 6:
         // set some value
    ...
 }

The function specific for case 5 :

private void FunctionFiveSpecific(id)
{
   // other switch in here
}