Compiler Error C2046

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illegal case

The keyword case can appear only in a switch statement.

The following sample generates C2046:

// C2046.cpp  
int main() {  
   case 0:   // C2046  
}  

Possible resolution:

// C2046b.cpp  
int main() {  
   int i = 0;  
  
   switch(i) {  
      case 0:  
      break;  
  
      default:  
      break;  
   }  
}