// Print character type switch( tolower( charVar ) ) { case 'a': cout << "a is a vowel" << endl; break; case 'e': cout << "e is a vowel" << endl; break; case 'i': cout << "i is a vowel" << endl; break; case 'o': cout << "o is a vowel" << endl; break; case 'u': cout << "u is a vowel" << endl; break; default: cout << charVar << " is a consonant" << endl; }