what is the case statement syntax in mariadb code example

Example: mariadb case switch

mysql> SELECT CASE  WHEN 2>3 THEN 'this is true' ELSE 'this is false' END; 
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| CASE  WHEN 2>3 THEN 'this is true' ELSE 'this is false' END |
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| this is false                                               | 
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