---
id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244dd
title: Selecting from Many Options with Switch Statements
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/c4mv4fm'
---
## Description
If you have many options to choose from, use a switch statement. A switch statement tests a value and can have many case statements which define various possible values. Statements are executed from the first matched case value until a break is encountered.
Here is a pseudocode example:
```js
switch(num) {
case value1:
statement1;
break;
case value2:
statement2;
break;
...
case valueN:
statementN;
break;
}
```
case values are tested with strict equality (===). The break tells JavaScript to stop executing statements. If the break is omitted, the next statement will be executed.
## Instructions
Write a switch statement which tests val and sets answer for the following conditions:
1 - "alpha"
2 - "beta"
3 - "gamma"
4 - "delta"
## Tests
```yml
tests:
- text: caseInSwitch(1) should have a value of "alpha"
testString: assert(caseInSwitch(1) === "alpha", 'caseInSwitch(1) should have a value of "alpha"');
- text: caseInSwitch(2) should have a value of "beta"
testString: assert(caseInSwitch(2) === "beta", 'caseInSwitch(2) should have a value of "beta"');
- text: caseInSwitch(3) should have a value of "gamma"
testString: assert(caseInSwitch(3) === "gamma", 'caseInSwitch(3) should have a value of "gamma"');
- text: caseInSwitch(4) should have a value of "delta"
testString: assert(caseInSwitch(4) === "delta", 'caseInSwitch(4) should have a value of "delta"');
- text: You should not use any if or else statements
testString: assert(!/else/g.test(code) || !/if/g.test(code), 'You should not use any if or else statements');
- text: You should have at least 3 break statements
testString: assert(code.match(/break/g).length > 2, 'You should have at least 3 break statements');
```
## Challenge Seed
```js
function caseInSwitch(val) {
var answer = "";
// Only change code below this line
// Only change code above this line
return answer;
}
// Change this value to test
caseInSwitch(1);
```
## Solution
```js
function caseInSwitch(val) {
var answer = "";
switch(val) {
case 1:
answer = "alpha";
break;
case 2:
answer = "beta";
break;
case 3:
answer = "gamma";
break;
case 4:
answer = "delta";
}
return answer;
}
```