How to use an if statement

Question

So I want to make a calculator that can determine what sign is used like +, -, x ,/.

If there is an easier way, please tell me

Answer 1

for simple calculator ,i think the simple way is using "switch" statement

Comments

intialise a charecter/string  variable and ask the user what operator/operation he wants to perform and then use if statements
 ex: char ch;
        cout<<"enter symbol of opereator"<<endl;
       cin>>ch;
       if(ch==*)
          {
            int a,b;
           cout<<"enter a, b values"<<endl;
          cin>>a>>b;
          cout<<"multiplication"<<a*b;
          }

This method works properly but instead of writing too many if loops its better we use Swith statement
to choose one among the many alternatives...