Why do switch statements continue after case

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Published on 2010-04-23T16:46:53Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 16:53 UTC
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After evaluating a case in a switch statement in Java (and I am sure other languages) the following case's are also evaluated unless a control statement like break, or return is used.

I understand this is probably an implementation detail, but what is/are the reasons for having this functionality happen?

Thanks!

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