Switch help?

[xiao sean]

hi guys.
i need some help here as i'm unable to debug this program. i just pick up basic java programming.

my output always will become default, which i have no idea where went wrong, appricated help from you guys..
thanks
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class Displayday
{
public static void main (String[]args)
{

int day = Integer.parseInt (args[0]);

switch ( day )
{
case '1': System.out.println("today is monday"); break;
case '2': System.out.println("today is tuesday"); break;
case '3': System.out.println("today is wednesday"); break;
case '4': System.out.println("today is thursday"); break;
case '5': System.out.println("today is friday"); break;
case '6': System.out.println("today is saturday"); break;
case '7': System.out.println("today is sunday"); break;
default : System.out.println(" Sorry, Wrong i/p. Try again");
}
}
}

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[marc weber]

"sayno,"

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Your cases have the ints in single quotes, which make them chars. Remove the single quotes, and it should work.

[xiao sean]

hi , thanks for yr info.

but i have a doubt. what is a single quote?

[xiao sean]

ohh i get what you meant.. thanks for the help..
really appricated..

[Jesper de Jong]

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