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Expand Up @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The link:../break[break] keyword exits the switch statement, and is typically us
[%hardbreaks]



[float]
=== Syntax
[source,arduino]
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=== Returns
Nothing

[float]
=== Note

If you need to declare one, or more, variables in a case you need to use curly brackets {} to define the scope specific to that case statement and define your variable within it.
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This block delimiter markup is required in order for the document to be valid AsciiDoc.

// OVERVIEW SECTION ENDS

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case 1:
//do something when var equals 1
break;
case 2:
case 2:{
//do something when var equals 2
int var2 = 1337; //to declare a variable you need the curly brackets
break;
}
default:
// if nothing else matches, do the default
// default is optional
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// default is optional

This information does not add any value to the demonstration of the use of braces to create a scope in a case and has already been mentioned in the existing general example sketch.

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