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The Switch Statement
The switch statement is an alternative to long if-else chains. It compares a variable against multiple 'case' values and executes the matching block.
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switch (grade) {case 'A':printf("Excellent!\n");break;case 'B':printf("Good job!\n");break;default:printf("Keep trying.\n");}
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switch (grade) {
Starts the evaluation of the variable 'grade'.
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case 'A':
Defines a block of code to run if grade equals 'A'.
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break;
Exits the switch block so it doesn't run the next cases.