The default keyword is used inside switch block to mark a default case.
Example of default keyword in switch block
- Used to specify a default case, this runs when no matching case is being found.
- It is placed in the end of the switch block and it doesn’t require break statement.
- If there is matching case found then the default case doesn’t execute.
In the following example, we are demonstrating the use of default keyword in switch-case block.
public class JavaExample { public static void main(String[] args) { int num = 15; switch (num) { case 10: System.out.println("Execute this if num is 10"); break; case 11: System.out.println("Execute this if num is 11"); break; default: System.out.println("Execute this if num is neither 10 or 11"); } } }
Output:
Execute this if num is neither 10 or 11