* The switch statement. The LPC switch statement is nearly identical to the C switch statement. The only real difference is that the cases of the LPC switch may be strings as well as integers. Syntax is as follows: switch (expression) { case constant0 : statements0; break; case constant1 : statements1; break; default : statements2; break; } The switch is a replacement for the chained if else if else if else construct. The above switch is equivalent to: tmp = expression; if (tmp == constant0) { statements0; ...; } else if (tmp == constant1) { statements1; ...; } else { statements2; ...; } The main difference between the switch and the if statement is that if the "break;" statement is ommited from the end of a particular case, then the statements in the next case will be executed as well.