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switch-case statement (case statement) | ||||
subject | fact |
switch-case statement | is a synonym of case statement | |
can be avoided by using polymorphism | ||
can omit the keyword default and the default statements if they are not needed | ||
has example int month; | ||
has purpose to execute one of a choice of statements depending on the value of a variable | ||
has syntax switch(integer producing expression) | ||
is a subtopic of Loops and Decision Making | ||
is a kind of decision making statement | ||
is a kind of decision making statement | ||
statement | is terminated by a semicolon | |
should be not more than one line long if possible | ||
syntactic unit | has syntax rule bold = mandatory |