Different between Switch/Switch Case Statement and Else if ladder

1 .  In case of switch case as per the value of the switch the control jumps to the corresponding case.

1 . The control goes through the every else if statement until it finds true value of the else is ladder.

2 . The switch case is more compact than lot of nested else…if so , switch is considered to be more readable.

2 . The nested else..if is less compact than lot of switch.

3 . The use of break statement in switch is essential.

3 . There is no need of use of break in else if ladder.

4 . Switch case statement work on the basis of equality operator.

4 . Else if ladder works on the basis of true false basis.