If a switch statement contains no break statements at all,
A) a syntax error will occur
B) each of the case clauses will be executed every time the switch statement is encountered
C) this is equivalent to having the switch statement always take the default clause, if one is present
D) this is not a syntax error but nothing within the switch statement will ever be executed
E) None of these

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Without break statements, a switch case will execute the matching case and all subsequent cases until a break is encountered or the switch statement ends. This is known as "fall-through" behavior, not a syntax error or the other described behaviors.

If a Switch Statement Contains No Break Statements at All