❮ Java Keywords
Example
int day = 4;
switch (day) {
case 6: System.out.println("Today is Saturday");
break;
case 7: System.out.println("Today is Sunday");
break;
default: System.out.println("Looking forward to the Weekend");
}
/ Outputs "Looking forward to the Weekend"Definition and Usage
The default keyword specifies the default block of code in a switch statement.
The default keyword specifies some code to run if there is no case match in the switch.
Note
if the default keyword is used as the last statement in a switch block, it does not need a break .
Related Pages
Read more about the switch statement in our Java Switch Tutorial .
❮ Java Keywords