Basic JavaScript - Adding a Default Option in Switch Statements

JavaScript
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Tell us what’s happening:
Describe your issue in detail here.
I have a question why is after case it has to be the string “a”, “b” or “c” instead of just a,b,c

Your code so far

function switchOfStuff(val) {
  let answer = "";
  // Only change code below this line
switch (val) {
  case "a":
    answer = "apple";
    break;
  case "b":
    answer = "bird";
    break;
  case "c":
    answer = "cat";
    break;
  default:
    answer = "stuff";
    break;
}
  // Only change code above this line
  return answer;
}

switchOfStuff(1);

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Challenge: Basic JavaScript - Adding a Default Option in Switch Statements

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Hello!

That’s in the nature of the switch statement:
It expects a type string or a type integer (number), or you will get an undefined.

Remember the three data types we are working most with in programming:
String, integer and boolean.

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