The switch statement allows you to branch execution based on the state of a variable. It is similar to the switch statement in C and other languages.
There is no fallthrough by default. This means once the end of a case is reached, the code exits the switch statement completely unless an explicit fallthrough command is provided. A default case can be provided if none of the cases are matched.
You can put a statement in front of the variable to be switched, such as the if statement. This creates a variable whose scope is limited to the switch statement.
This example demonstrates two switch statements. The first one uses hardcoded values and includes a default case. The second switch statement uses an ...
