<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
What is a use case for the switch statement in C++?
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<|im_start|>assistant
A switch statement in C++ is used to execute a statement or group of statements for a given value. This is particularly useful when dealing with a large number of cases. The switch statement evaluates an expression and compares the result with different case labels, and executes the code associated with the matching case label.<|im_end|>
