Question

Is there a simpler way to convert numbers to their keyboard Shift+[n] equivalent in C# other than using a case statement? Assume the use of a standard English language keyboard.

9=(
8=*
7=&
6=^
5=%
4=$
3=#
2=@
1=!
0=)

I’m not aware of a method built into the language.

Answer 1

As suggeted in the comments, you could make a lookup table, rather than using a switch statement. With the initializer syntax, the amount of coding is minimized.

Dictionary<int, char> shiftLookup = new Dictionary<int, char>
{
    {9, '('},
    {8, '*'},
    {7, '&'},
    {6, '^'},
    {5, '%'},
    {4, '$'},
    {3, '#'},
    {2, '@'},
    {1, '!'},
    {0, ')'}
};