You can exit a switch statement without falling through to the next case by using the break; statement. In a switch statement, if you don't include a break at the end of a case, execution will 'fall through' to the next case, executing that code as well, regardless of whether its condition matches. This fall-through behavior can be intentional in some cases, but it's often a source of bugs when forgotten. Using break; ensures that only the code in the matching case is executed, and then control exits the switch statement.