Difference between switch statements and if...else

What is the difference, besides the syntax, between the switch statements and the if...else if...else conditional statement?

A switch statement is better when you want to do something different based on a single property... This is better, shorter, more readable (and faster to run) than the equivalent if/else block... However, the switch statement does only work on a single comparison, so you need to use an if/else block if you want to compare different things or combination of things.