Control Flow, Operators, Decision Trees & Modern Switch Expressions
Master branch logic, pattern matching switch statements, loops (for, while, do-while, enhanced for), and operator precedence.
Java Branching & Pattern Matching Switch
### Modern Java 17+ Switch Expressions
Java 17+ introduced arrow switch expressions returning values without requiring break statements or risk of fallthrough bugs:
```java
String result = switch (day) {
case MONDAY, FRIDAY -> "Busy Day";
case SATURDAY, SUNDAY -> "Weekend";
default -> "Regular Day";
};
```