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== Exceptions

This rule is relaxed in the following cases:

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switch (myVariable) {
  case 0:                                // Empty case used to specify the same behavior for a group of cases.
  case 1:                               
    doSomething();
    break;
  case 2:                                // Use of a fallthrough comment
    // fallthrough
  case 3:                                // Use of return statement
    return;
  case 4:                                // Use of throw statement
    throw new IllegalStateException();
  case 5:                                // Use of continue statement
    continue;
  default:                               // For the last case, use of break statement is optional 
    doSomethingElse();
}
----

== See

* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/484[MITRE, CWE-484] - Omitted Break Statement in Switch
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/ldYxBQ[CERT, MSC17-C.] - Finish every set of statements associated with a case label with a break statement
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/1DdGBQ[CERT, MSC52-J.] - Finish every set of statements associated with a case label with a break statement

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