title: case-statement or if-statement efficiency perspective
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/767821/is-else-if-faster-than-switch-case">Is &quot;else if&quot; faster than &quot;switch() case&quot;?</a><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2086529/what-is-the-relative-performance-difference-of-if-else-versus-switch-statement-in">What is the relative performance difference of if/else versus switch statement in Java?</a>  </p>
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  <p>I know that case statements can be implemented with jump tables.  Does this make them more efficient than if statements?  </p>
  
  <p>Is this just micro-optimization that should be avoided?  </p>