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Java Switch

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The switch statement is used to execute one block of code among many options. It evaluates an expression, matches the result to a case, and executes the associated block.


Syntax:

switch (expression) { 
  case value1: 
    // Code to execute if expression === value1 
    break; 
  case value2: 
    // Code to execute if expression === value2 
    break; 
  // Add more cases as needed 
  default: 
    // Code to execute if no case matches 
}


Example
int day = 3; switch (day) { case 1: System.out.println("Monday"); break; case 2: System.out.println("Tuesday"); break; case 3: System.out.println("Wednesday"); break; case 4: System.out.println("Thursday"); break; case 5: System.out.println("Friday"); break; default: System.out.println("Weekend"); }
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