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        !             3: case                        C Keyword                        case
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        !             8: Introduce entry in switch statement
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        !            11: The C keyword case is a label within a switch statement.  For ex-
        !            12: ample:
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        !            15:         while ((int = getchar()) != EOF)
        !            16:                 switch (foo) {
        !            17:                         case 'q':
        !            18:                         case 'Q':
        !            19:                                 exit(0);
        !            20:                         case ' ':
        !            21:                                 n++;
        !            22:                         default:
        !            23:                                 break;
        !            24:                 }
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        !            26: 
        !            27: case  labels each  of the three  possibilities recognized  by the
        !            28: switch  statement: a  space, `q', and  `Q'.  The  statements that
        !            29: follow a  case statement behave  as if they  were enclosed within
        !            30: braces.
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        !            32: Note that a case statement is  simply a label: it sets a point to
        !            33: which the  switch statement  jumps, and execution  continues from
        !            34: that point.  Once a switch statement jumps to the point marked by
        !            35: a given case label,  execution continues until an exit, break, or
        !            36: return is  read, or the closing brace of  the switch statement is
        !            37: encountered.
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        !            39: ***** See Also *****
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        !            41: break, C keywords, switch
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