Switch statement in PowerShell - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to start a switch statement for the variable $color.

PowerShell

switch ([1]) { 'red' { Write-Output 'Stop' } }

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A$color

B$value

C$item

D$input

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using a variable name that does not exist like $value or $item.

Forgetting the $ sign before the variable name.

The switch statement must use the variable $color to check its value.

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medium

Complete the code to output 'Go' when $color is green.

PowerShell

switch ($color) { 'green' { [1] 'Go' } }

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APrint

BWrite-Host

CWrite-Output

DEcho

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using Print which is not a PowerShell command.

Using Echo which is an alias but less clear.

Write-Output is the standard way to output text in PowerShell scripts.

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hard

Fix the error in the switch statement to correctly handle multiple values.

PowerShell

switch ($day) { [1] { Write-Output 'Weekend' } default { Write-Output 'Weekday' } }

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A'Saturday'; 'Sunday'

B'Saturday', 'Sunday'

C'Saturday' 'Sunday'

D'Saturday'|'Sunday'

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using spaces or semicolons instead of commas to separate values.

Using the pipe character which is not valid here.

Multiple values in a switch case are separated by commas in PowerShell.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the switch that outputs messages for fruit colors.

PowerShell

switch ($fruit) { [1] { Write-Output 'Yellow fruit' } [2] { Write-Output 'Red fruit' } }

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A'banana'

B'apple'

C'cherry'

D'lemon'

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Mixing fruit names with wrong colors.

Using fruits not listed in options.

The switch cases check for 'lemon' to output 'Yellow fruit' and 'cherry' for 'Red fruit'.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a switch that outputs messages for traffic light colors.

PowerShell

switch ([1]) { [2] { Write-Output 'Stop' } [3] { Write-Output 'Go' } default { Write-Output 'Caution' } }

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A$light

B'red'

C'green'

D'yellow'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong variable name.

Mixing up color cases.

The switch uses $light variable; 'red' outputs 'Stop', 'green' outputs 'Go', others output 'Caution'.