---
id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244dd
title: Selecting from Many Options with Switch Statements
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/c4mv4fm'
forumTopicId: 18277
dashedName: selecting-from-many-options-with-switch-statements
---
# --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 an example of a `switch` statement:
```js
switch(lowercaseLetter) {
case "a":
console.log("A");
break;
case "b":
console.log("B");
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`
# --hints--
`caseInSwitch(1)` should have a value of the string `alpha`
```js
assert(caseInSwitch(1) === 'alpha');
```
`caseInSwitch(2)` should have a value of the string `beta`
```js
assert(caseInSwitch(2) === 'beta');
```
`caseInSwitch(3)` should have a value of the string `gamma`
```js
assert(caseInSwitch(3) === 'gamma');
```
`caseInSwitch(4)` should have a value of the string `delta`
```js
assert(caseInSwitch(4) === 'delta');
```
You should not use any `if` or `else` statements
```js
assert(!/else/g.test(code) || !/if/g.test(code));
```
You should have at least 3 `break` statements
```js
assert(code.match(/break/g).length > 2);
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
```js
function caseInSwitch(val) {
let answer = "";
// Only change code below this line
// Only change code above this line
return answer;
}
caseInSwitch(1);
```
# --solutions--
```js
function caseInSwitch(val) {
let answer = "";
switch(val) {
case 1:
answer = "alpha";
break;
case 2:
answer = "beta";
break;
case 3:
answer = "gamma";
break;
case 4:
answer = "delta";
}
return answer;
}
```