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Switch statement provides a selection control structure to execute a selected section of code determined by the run-time value of an expression. Condition is an expression which evaluates to an integer value, which include signed, unsiened, char, enum, and even boolean values. Switch statement is used to provide a multiway selection, based on an integral value.

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Switch Statement - Statements - Syntax - C++ Now

Switch statement provides a selection control structure to execute a selected section of code determined by the run-time value of an expression. Condition is an expression which evaluates to an integer value, which include signed, unsiened, char, enum, and even boolean values. Switch statement is used to provide a multiway selection, based on an integral value.

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The switch statement provides a selection control structure to execute a selected section of code determined by the run-time value of an expression. The condition is an expression which evaluates to a integer value, which include signed, unsiened, char, enum, and even boolean values. Selection statements are also referred to as conditional statements. Other C++ selection statements are the if statement and the if-else statement.

Usage
The switch statement is used to provide a multiway selection, based on an integral value.

Syntax
Syntax Diagrams

BNF switch-statement ::= 'switch' '(' <dynamic-expression> ')' '{' <declaration-list> <statement-list> <caselist> '}' case-list ::= <case> ::= <case-list> <case> case ::= <case-label-list> <statement-list> case-label ::= 'case' <static-expression> ':' ::= 'default' ':' dynamic-expression ::= <expression> static-expression
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::= <expression> statement-list ::= <empty> ::= <statement> ::= <statement> <statement-list> declaration-list ::= <declaration> ::= <declaration> <declaration-list> ::= <empty> EBNF switch-statement ::= 'switch' '(' <dynamic-expression> ')' '{' <declaration> * <statement> * <case> * '}' case ::= <case-label> * <statement> * case-label ::= 'case' <static-expression> ':' ::= 'default' ':' dynamic-expression ::= <expression> static-expression ::= <expression>

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Example
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Output
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