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To illustrate this difference, let’s consider a simple example where we need to create a menu that processes user input. Imagine a program that accepts several commands like quit, continue, new, edit, and delete. Here, we can utilize an enum for better readability and maintainability, as it allows for descriptive command names instead of using raw characters or integers.
The two common approaches to handle the control flow in this case are the if-else tree and the switch statement.