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6.4.3.break statement stops evaluating any further case statements.
#include <stdio.h>

main(){

  int iResponse = 0;
  printf("\nPlease select a category (1-4): ");
  scanf("%d", &iResponse);

  switch (iResponse) {

    case 1:
      printf("\nYou selected 1\n");
      break;
    case 2:
      printf("You selected 2\n");
      break;
    case 3:
      printf("You selected 3\n");
      break;
    case 4:
      printf("You selected 4\n");
      break;

  }
}
Please select a category (1-4): 2
      You selected 2
6.4.Switch statement
6.4.1.The switch statement
6.4.2.In the absence of a break statement, all statements that are followed by matched cases are executed.
6.4.3.break statement stops evaluating any further case statements.
6.4.4.Confused if statement
6.4.5.Use switch to simplify the logic
6.4.6.Two cases, one action
6.4.7.Nest if statement in case statement
6.4.8.Use the switch structure to evaluate a user's response from a menu (without break).
6.4.9.Use switch structure to evaluate characters
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