---
title: "single-case-switch"
description: "Replace a switch with one simple case by an if statement."
image: "https://strider.gempir.com/og.png"
---

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# single-case-switch

**Default severity:** `warning`

A switch with one non-default condition and no additional cases is more
directly expressed as an `if` statement.

## Bad

```go
switch value {
case 1:
	use(value)
}
```

## Good

```go
if value == 1 {
	use(value)
}
```

Source: https://strider.gempir.com/lints/single-case-switch/index.mdx