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The syntax of the switch statement is as follows:

                 switch (variable) {
                                                          Start
                 case value1:

                    [statements]

                    break;
                                                       Expression
                 case value2:

                    [statements]
                    break;

                    .. .. ...                            Case-1     Matched     Statement-1        Break

                    .. .. ...
                 case valueN:                                Unmatched

                    [statements]
                    break;                               Case-2     Matched     Statement-2        Break

                 default:

                    [statements]                             Unmatched
                 }
                                                                    Matched
                 For example:                            Case-n                 Statement-n        Break
                 public class
                 SwitchStatement
                                                             Unmatched
                 {
                      public  static  void
                                                         Default                 Statement
                      main(int dayNumber)
                     {
                         switch (dayNumber)
                                                                                                            End
                 {                                               Flowchart of the Switch Statement
                         case 1:
                             System.out.println("Today is Monday");
                             break;

                         case 2:
                             System.out.println("Today is Tuesday");
                             break;
                         case 3:

                             System.out.println("Today is Wednesday");
                             break;
                         case 4:
                             System.out.println("Today is Thursday");


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