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*MSC09-EX0*: The {{break}} statement at the end of the final case in a {{switch}} statement may be omitted.  By convention, this is the {{default}} label. The {{break}} statement serves to transfer control to the end of the {{switch}} block.  Fall-through behavior also causes control to arrive at the end of the {{switch}} block. Consequently, control transfers to the statements following the {{switch}} block without regard to the presence or absence of the {{break}} statement.  Nevertheless, the final case in a {{switch}} statement should end with a {{break}} statement, in accordance with good programming style (see \[java:[Rogue 2000|AA. Bibliography#Rogue 00]\]).

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CERT C Secure Coding Standard

MSC17-C. Finish every set of statements associated with a case label with a break statement

CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard

MSC18-CPP. Finish every set of statements associated with a case label with a break statement

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[ISO/IEC TR 24772:2010

http://www.aitcnet.org/isai/]

"Switch Statements and Static Analysis [java:CLL]"

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MITRE CWE

CWE ID -484, "Omitted Break Statement in Switch"

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[java:[JLS 2005

AA. Bibliography#JLS 05]]

[Section 14.11 The switch Statement

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/statements.html#14.11]

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[java:[Rogue 2000

AA. Bibliography#Rogue 00]]

[The Elements of Java Style

http://www.ambysoft.com/books/elementsJavaStyle.html], Rule 78.

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