SwitchStmt = ExprSwitchStmt | TypeSwitchStmt .
</pre>

<p>
There are two forms: expression switches and type switches.
In an expression switch, the cases contain expressions that are compared
against the value of the switch expression.
In a type switch, the cases contain types that are compared against the
type of a specially annotated switch expression.
The switch expression is evaluated exactly once in a switch statement.
</p>

That execution must be consistent with the <i>sequenced before</i> relation,
defined as the partial order requirements set out by the <a href="/ref/spec">Go language specification</a>
for Go's control flow constructs as well as the <a href="/ref/spec#Order_of_evaluation">order of evaluation for expressions</a>.
</p>

<p>
A Go <i>program execution</i> is modeled as a set of goroutine executions,

	0x0043 00067 (x.go:3)	PCDATA	$0, $-1
	0x0043 00067 (x.go:3)	CALL	runtime.morestack_noctxt(SB)
	0x0048 00072 (x.go:3)	JMP	0
...
</pre>

<p>
The <code>FUNCDATA</code> and <code>PCDATA</code> directives contain information
for use by the garbage collector; they are introduced by the compiler.
</p>

<p>
To see what gets put in the binary after linking, use <code>go tool objdump</code>:
</p>

<pre>

SwitchStmt = ExprSwitchStmt | TypeSwitchStmt .
</pre>

<p>
There are two forms: expression switches and type switches.
In an expression switch, the cases contain expressions that are compared
against the value of the switch expression.
In a type switch, the cases contain types that are compared against the
type of a specially annotated switch expression.
The switch expression is evaluated exactly once in a switch statement.
</p>