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1,002 PointsCan you define the switch statement?
What does the value in parenthesis
switch ( ) { }
mean?
1 Answer
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointsthe parens hold the value the switch evaluates to determine which case or path the code should take, so if for instance you were going to switch on the 7 days of the week, the variable holding the day would go in the parens and then depending on its value a particular case would be chosen.