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1. stackoverflow.com › questions › 252489Why was the switch statement designed to need a break?

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   Oct 31, 2008 · When you switch on a value, the switch statement essentially does a goto to the label with the matching value. This means that the break is necessary to avoid passing through to the code under the next label.

2. stackoverflow.com › questions › 2710300java - Why do we need break after case statements? - Stack ...

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   Apr 25, 2010 · The break after switch cases is used to avoid the fallthrough in the switch statements. Though interestingly this now can be achieved through the newly formed switch labels as implemented via JEP-325. With these changes, the break with every switch case can be avoided as demonstrated further :-

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   Dec 12, 2014 · Break statement is a jumping statement that allows the user to exit the nearest enclosing switch (for your case), while, do, for or foreach. it's just as easy as that.

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   Mar 22, 2024 · The break statement is an important element within the switch block. After a matching case is executed, the break statement terminates the switch block entirely, preventing the program from accidentally falling through and executing code from subsequent cases. This is also called fallthrough behaviour.

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   Note that if the default statement is used as the last statement in a switch block, it does not need a break.

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   Apr 15, 2024 · Each switch statement in a nested switch must be properly closed with a break statement to avoid falling through to the next case. Nested switch statements can make your code more complex, so they should be used sparingly and only when necessary.

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   What is a break statement in a switch block?

   • The break statement is an important element within the switch block. After a matching case is executed, the break statement terminates the switch block entirely, preventing the program from accidentally falling through and executing code from subsequent cases. This is also called fallthrough behaviour. Here’s an example to illustrate this. case 1:

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   What if I forgot to use break in a switch statement?

   • You forgot to use break; in each case. See Strings in switch Statements You have to add break to each case, e.g. case 1: System.out.print("haha"); break; case 2: System.out.print("aloha"); break; Each break statement terminates the enclosing switch statement. Control flow continues with the first statement following the switch block.

   Why does java require a break inside a switch statement?

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   What is break after switch case s?

   • The break after switch case s is used to avoid the fallthrough in the switch statements. Though interestingly this now can be achieved through the newly formed switch labels as implemented via JEP-325. With these changes, the break with every switch case can be avoided as demonstrated further :-

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   Why are break statements necessary in control flow?

   • Control flow continues with the first statement following the switch block. The break statements are necessary because without them, statements in switch blocks fall through: All statements after the matching case label are executed in sequence, regardless of the expression of subsequent case labels, until a break statement is encountered.

   Why does java require a break inside a switch statement?

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   Why does a switch statement break a label?

   • When you switch on a value, the switch statement essentially does a goto to the label with the matching value. This means that the break is necessary to avoid passing through to the code under the next label. As for the reason why it was implemented this way - the fall-through nature of a switch statement can be useful in some scenarios.

   Why was the switch statement designed to need a break?

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   How often should a switch statement break?

   • The switch statement and its associated cases really just represent a multiway branch with multiple potential entry points into a stream of code. All that said, it has been noted a nearly infinite number of times that break is almost always the default behavior that you'd rather have at the end of every case.

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   Aug 2, 2024 · The break statement is used to exit from the switch block. It is optional but recommended to prevent fall-through. The default case is optional and executes if no case matches the switch expression. It can appear anywhere within the switch block. Note: Starting from Java 7, switch statements can use String type values.