$//$ This program illustrates the use of the switch statement.

#include

using namespace std;

int main$()$

$\{$

char grade;

cout $<<$ "What grade did you earn in Programming I $?"<<$ endl;

cin $>>$ grade;

float grade $//$ This is where the if$/$else if statement begins

if $($ grade $=$ A$)$

cout $<<"$an A $-$ excellent work $!"<<$ endl;

else if $($ grade $=$ B$)$

cout $<<$ "you got a B $-$ good job" $<<$ endl;

else if $($ grade $=$ C$)$

cout $<<$ "earning a C is satisfactory" $<<$ endl;

else if $($ grade $=$ D$)$

cout $<<$ "while D is passing, there is a problem" $<<$ endl;

else if $($ grade $=$ F$)$

cout $<<$ "you failed $-$ better luck next time" $<<$ endl;

else

cout $<<$ "You did not enter an A$,$ B$,$ C$,$ D$,$ or F$"<<$ endl;

return $0$;

$\}$