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what is the problem with following code?



i am using NetBeansIDE and it is showing that

" an enum switch case label must be an unqualified enum constant"

at the default case of switch statement

can anybody please explain why?
 
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Do you actually have a car type "default", which you can assign to a case of the switch? Or do you mean the "default" condition of the switch?

If it is the second, then you should remove the "case" keyword.

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[ September 23, 2008: Message edited by: Henry Wong ]
 
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Henry is right....you must remove the case before default....
 
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Oops!!! i have missed a silly thing due to lack of practice.

thank you wong for your patience to answer this much silly doubt.
 
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