switch case
[/swɪtʃ keɪs/]
nounpl: switch cases
instrução de seleção múltipla / estrutura switch-case
1. A programming control structure that executes different code blocks based on different conditions; allows a variable to be tested against multiple values
In Java, a switch case statement is used to select one of many code blocks to execute.
Em Java, uma instrução switch case é usada para selecionar um dos muitos blocos de código para executar.
2. A conditional statement that compares an expression against multiple case values and executes the matching branch
The switch case in this C program handles different user input options.
O switch case neste programa em C trata diferentes opções de entrada do usuário.
This is primarily a technical term used universally in programming education and software development. In Brazil and Portugal, programmers often use the English term 'switch case' directly, even in Portuguese documentation, though formal translations like 'instrução de seleção múltipla' or 'estrutura switch-case' are also used in educational materials.
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