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'switch' statement has no 'default' branch

Reports a switch statement without a default clause when some possible values are not enumerated.

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

JSMissingSwitchDefault
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | JavaScript and TypeScript | Switch statement issues

Inspection ID: JSMissingSwitchDefault

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the 'switch' statement has no 'default' branch inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Don't show this warning in the context of a dynamic type

Option ID:

ignoreDynamicTypes

Default value:

Not selected

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

//noinspection JSMissingSwitchDefault

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

Last modified: 18 September 2025