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Kristofer Koishigawa bcc9beff1f feat(curriculum): introduce let and const earlier (#43133)
* fix: move "Explore Differences Between..." to basic JS, update seed and tests

* fix: resequence "Declare String Variables"

* fix: move "Declare a Read-Only Variable..." to basic JS, update seed and tests

* fix: revert changes to non-English "Explore Differences Between..." test text

* fix: revert test strings, solutions, and seeds for non-English challenges

* fix: update "Declare String Variables" description

* fix: sync quotation marks in description and seed

* fix: modify note in "Declare a Read-Only..." challenge

* fix: update operator and compound assignment challenges

* fix: update string challenges

* fix: update array and array method challenges

* fix: update function and scope challenges, resequence slightly

* fix: "Word Blanks" solution

* fix: add spacing to seed

* fix: concatenating += challenge spacing

* fix: appending variables to strings spacing

* fix: find the length of a string spacing

* fix: removed instances of removedFromMyArray = 0

* fix: switch challenges

* fix: function argument and param spacing

* fix: update counting cards, object challenges, and record collection

* fix: finish rest of Basic JS section

* fix: introducing else statements solution

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* fix: update wording for const challenge

* fix: update functional programming challenges

* fix: intermediate algorithms and cert challenges

* fix: revert some spacing and remove comments for fp challenge solutions

* feat: add notes with links to moved let and const challenges in first two es6 challenges

* fix: update es6 intro text

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* fix: concatenating strings with plus operator seed

* fix: add comments back to Declare a Read-Only Variable... seed

* feat: add es6 to basic javascript redirect tests for let and const challenges

* fix: revert "Concatenating Strings with Plus Operator" seed

* fix: move test file to cypress/integration/learn/redirects, separate redirect tests

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---
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 <dfn>switch</dfn> statement. A `switch` statement tests a value and can have many <dfn>case</dfn> 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;
}
```