switch Statement UML Activity Diagram
Figure 5.10 shows the UML activity diagram for the general switch
statement. Most switch
statements use a break
in each case
to terminate the switch
statement after processing the case
. Figure 5.10 emphasizes this by including break
statements in the activity diagram. The diagram makes it clear that the break
statement at the end of a case
causes control to exit the switch
statement immediately.
The break
statement is not required for the switch
’s last case
(or the optional default
case, when it appears last), because ...
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