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incompatible types
found : char
required: java.lang.Integer
case 'a' :
^
1 error

but when i replace the //case 'a'// with case 1,the there is no complie time error

2.

this code also runs fine with no error
shouldn't there be error at line //case wo//
as in
incompatible types
found : int
required: java.lang.Character
???

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3. i am studying from scjp 6 by kathy sierra.
In the fifth chapter they have discussed about switch statement but there is nowhere mentioned that braces can be used in the case constants in a switch statement.
can anybody refer me a link where can i find some good material regarding Switch
 
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Try this code, it compiles fine (YOUR FIRST CODE) . The issue with your code was duplicate 'case' statements
You had case w: and case 'a', which are same because you declared final int w = 'a';

Your SECOND code is fine as it should be because you can use a final int in case: So "case wo: " compiles fine!!
 
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Rajeev Rnair wrote:Try this code, it compiles fine (YOUR FIRST CODE) . The issue with your code was duplicate 'case' statements
You had case w: and case 'a', which are same because you declared final int w = 'a';

Your SECOND code is fine as it should be because you can use a final int in case: So "case wo: " compiles fine!!



Does the above code work?

You can't wide and box...



This will work...
 
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switch(new Integer(4)) {} works fine. The new Integer() unboxes to int. So there is no widening and boxing here
 
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Rajeev Rnair wrote:switch(new Integer(4)) {} works fine. The new Integer() unboxes to int. So there is no widening and boxing here



Please check my coding...
 
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Please check my coding...


Your code is fine too, there is no problem with that!
 
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This shouldn't be that hard to understand. The JLS says that the case values must be assignable to the switch expression. So all you need to do is try this

In the fifth chapter they have discussed about switch statement but there is nowhere mentioned that braces can be used in the case constants in a switch statement.


Braces represent a block of statements. You can use them anywhere where there are statements. This has nothing to do with switch-case. I can even write this
 
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Rajeev Rnair wrote:Try this code, it compiles fine (YOUR FIRST CODE) . The issue with your code was duplicate 'case' statements
You had case w: and case 'a', which are same because you declared final int w = 'a';



your code will not compile buddy ... it will still show the same error ... required java.lang.integer

it is because we need to supply
1. constants to a switch statement
2. case of the same data type used in the switch clause ...
 
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two things to remember here:
1. case argument takes only constant arguments.
2. switch argument cannot be downcast.

 
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your code will not compile buddy ... it will still show the same error ... required java.lang.integer

it is because we need to supply
1. constants to a switch statement
2. case of the same data type used in the switch clause ...



You are very correct! The funny thing is the above code compiled in an Eclipse IDE When I used command line it gives the error "required java.lang.Integer"
If we take out the case 'b' it compiles. Please see code below: It compiles both in Eclipse and command line!

 
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Thank you Ankit, Lalit and Punit for the explanation, it makes sense!!
 
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@ Rajeev ... your welcome
 
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