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---
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id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244de
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title: Adding a Default Option in Switch Statements
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challengeType: 1
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videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/c3JvVfg'
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forumTopicId: 16653
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dashedName: adding-a-default-option-in-switch-statements
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---
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# --description--
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In a `switch` statement you may not be able to specify all possible values as `case` statements. Instead, you can add the `default` statement which will be executed if no matching `case` statements are found. Think of it like the final `else` statement in an `if/else` chain.
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A `default` statement should be the last case.
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```js
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switch (num) {
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case value1:
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statement1;
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break;
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case value2:
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statement2;
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break;
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...
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default:
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defaultStatement;
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break;
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}
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```
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# --instructions--
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Write a switch statement to set `answer` for the following conditions:
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`"a"` - "apple"
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`"b"` - "bird"
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`"c"` - "cat"
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`default` - "stuff"
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# --hints--
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`switchOfStuff("a")` should have a value of "apple"
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```js
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assert(switchOfStuff('a') === 'apple');
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```
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`switchOfStuff("b")` should have a value of "bird"
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```js
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assert(switchOfStuff('b') === 'bird');
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```
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`switchOfStuff("c")` should have a value of "cat"
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```js
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assert(switchOfStuff('c') === 'cat');
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```
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`switchOfStuff("d")` should have a value of "stuff"
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```js
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assert(switchOfStuff('d') === 'stuff');
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```
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`switchOfStuff(4)` should have a value of "stuff"
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```js
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assert(switchOfStuff(4) === 'stuff');
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```
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You should not use any `if` or `else` statements
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```js
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assert(!/else/g.test(code) || !/if/g.test(code));
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```
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You should use a `default` statement
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```js
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assert(switchOfStuff('string-to-trigger-default-case') === 'stuff');
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```
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You should have at least 3 `break` statements
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```js
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assert(code.match(/break/g).length > 2);
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```
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# --seed--
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## --seed-contents--
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```js
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function switchOfStuff(val) {
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var answer = "";
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// Only change code below this line
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// Only change code above this line
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return answer;
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}
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switchOfStuff(1);
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```
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# --solutions--
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```js
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function switchOfStuff(val) {
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var answer = "";
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switch(val) {
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case "a":
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answer = "apple";
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break;
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case "b":
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answer = "bird";
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break;
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case "c":
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answer = "cat";
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break;
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default:
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answer = "stuff";
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}
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return answer;
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}
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```
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