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Unreachable statement

 
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public class Test
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int i = 1;

switch(i++)
{
case 0:

System.out.print(i + " "); //1
break; //2
System.out.print(i + " "); //3

case 1: //4

System.out.print(i + " ");
default: //5
}
}
}

I dont understand why print statement in case 1 is unreachable ..
 
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Every statement under switch should come under 'case' or 'default'.I think,due to the break statement, irrespective of condition in switch statement,it is not possible to reach the '..print' statement.
 
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It is not the print statement of case 1 that is unreachable, but print statement marked with "//3". The reason for this is given above.
 
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