String in switch statement

[sermanas]

So I have a problem, i wanna use string in switch statement, but when i do that, c++ show me some error like: "switch quantity is not an integer". So question, can im somehow use string in this statement? or i'm must convert it firstly to integer? here's my code example.

 int main()
{
    cout << "Write month name.";
    string monthName;
    int hours;
    cin >> monthName;
    cout << "How many hours in this month you use internet? ";
    cin >> hours;

    switch (monthName) //switch quantity not an integer.
    {
    case "January":
        if (hours <= 744)
        {
            cout << "Hours inputed correctly.";
        }
        else
        {
            cout << "Bad input!.";
        }
        break;
    case "February":
        if (valandos <= 672)
        {
            cout << "Hours inputed correctly.";
        }
        else
        {
            cout << "Bad input!.";
        }
    default:
        cout << "Error, this month did not exist.";
    }
    return 0;
}

[Peter87]

You can't use strings with switch statements. Use if instead.

if (monthName == "January")
{
	...
}
else if (monthName == "February")
{
	...
}
else
{
	...
}

[Chervil]

Or I guess you could use a lookup table where the user types the month name and the program searches for it and returns the corresponding index.

[vlad from moscow]

Simply change the compiler.:)

using System;

class ComputeInternetHours
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.Write( "Write month name: " );

        string monthName = Console.ReadLine();
        
        Console.Write( "How many hours in this month you use internet? " );
        int hours = int.Parse( Console.ReadLine() );
        

        switch (monthName) //switch quantity not an integer.
        {
            case "January":
                if ( hours <= 744 )
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(  "Hours inputed correctly." );
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine( "Bad input!." );
                }
                break;

            case "February":
                if ( hours <= 672 )
                {
                    Console.WriteLine( "Hours inputed correctly." );
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine( "Bad input!." );
                }
                break;
    
            default:
                Console.WriteLine( "Error, this month did not exist." );
                break;
        }
    }
}

[Peter87]

If you do as vlad said you will be using C# and no longer C++.