Switch Statement

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What is a switch statement?

The switch statement is like an if statement. It’s useful if we have several options to choose from. Anything that can be done with a switch statement can also be done with an if statement, so it’s best to select whichever makes the code easiest to understand.

With switch statements, each option is a case, and there’s also a default option if none matches (like an else statement). In the case, curly brackets ({}) are not needed. A case ends with a break;.

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