/* switch statement is used for testing multiple cases and performing different actions based on the result of the evaluation */ // 0️⃣ switch statement (basic) /* basically if a case matches the given variable, perform the action specified by the case, which in this instance would be to output the specified data of the matching case to the console log */ console.log("0️⃣ Case match - output match"); var decision= 0; //👈🏻 given variable switch (decision) { case 0: //👈🏻 matching case console.log("✅✅✅ Yes"); //👈🏻 output break; //👈🏻 if match found, stop here case 1: console.log("❌❌❌ No"); break; case 2: console.log("☢️☢️☢️ Maybe") } console.log("\n") //blank line // 1️⃣ switch statement (with default) /* if no case matches the given variable, perform default action, (output default data to the console log */ console.log("1️⃣ No match - output default"); var decision= 8; //👈🏻 given variable switch (decision) { case 0: console.log("🚕 Taxi"); break; case 1: console.log("🚎 Bus"); break; default: //👈🏻 no matching case console.log("🚗 Car") //👈🏻 output } console.log("\n") //blank line // 2️⃣ switch statement (without default) /* if no case matches given variable, & there is no default, there will be no output */ console.log("2️⃣ No match - no default - no result! 😉"); var controlSelect = 7; //👈🏻 given variable switch (controlSelect) { case 0: //⚠️ no match ⚠️ console.log("▶️ Play"); break; case 1: //⚠️ no match ⚠️ console.log("⏸ Pause"); break; case 2: //⚠️ no match ⚠️ console.log("⏹ Stop") } // ⚠️ no match & no default = no output ⚠️ console.log("\n") //blank line // 3️⃣ switch statement (single case with multiple outputs) /* if a case matches the given variable, and case has two actions (no break between) - then both actions are executed (two outputs) */ console.log("3️⃣ Single case match - multiple outputs"); var farmType = 1; //👈🏻 given variable switch (farmType) { case 0: console.log("Dairy 🐄🥛🐮🍶🧀🍦"); console.log("Vegetable 🥕🥦🍅🌽"); break; case 1: //👈🏻 matching case console.log("Chicken 🐔🐥🐓🥚🍗"); //👈🏻 output #1❗️ console.log("Vegetable 🥕🥦🍅🌽"); //👈🏻 output %2‼️ break; case 2: console.log("Pig 🐷🥓🐖🍖🐽"); console.log("Vegetable 🥕🥦🍅🌽"); } console.log("\n") //blank line // 4️⃣ switch statement (multiple case match - output first match) /* if multiple cases match the given variable - only the first matching case will be output */ console.log("4️⃣ Multiple case match - output 1st match"); var zzz = 1; //👈🏻 given variable switch (zzz) { case 0: console.log("♣️ Club"); break; case 1: //👈🏻 matching case #1❗️ console.log("♦️ Diamond") //👈🏻 ✅output✅ break; case 1: //👈🏻 matching case #2‼️ console.log("♠️ Spade") //❌not output❌ case 0: console.log("♥️ Heart"); } console.log("\n") //blank line console.log("thanks for taking the time to review the code"); console.log("candyopoly"); document.write("JavaScript Switch Statements"); document.write("

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🐥Chickens in Console (js switch)