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Hi,
I just finished a Roundup session. Question #223 asks:
True or False. In a switch statement, the argument to the case label can be a var which can fit within an int.
Answer: False. The case argument must be either an int literal, or an int-compatible var which is a constant (i.e., static final).
I'm confused. The byte in this program is not a constant, but can fit within an int, and it works.
class Switch2 {
byte x = 0;
Switch2() {
switch(x) { }
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
new Switch2();

}
}
 
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You don't have a single case label in your switch statement.
You can't do this:
byte x = 5;
int y = 2;
static final z = 5;
switch(x){
case 1: // int literal
case z: //compile time constant
case y: //compiler error!!! can't use a var here
}
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