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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Coding the Fun Facts Using Conditionals (else Statements)

Posted by Radiel Brincusie
Radiel Brincusie
Courses Plus Student 745 Points

Better use switch than if/else if/else before array solution?

How is switch used in Java?

1 Answer

Michael Owens
Michael Owens
5,591 Points
Michael Owens
Michael Owens
5,591 Points

Here's an example taken from: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/switch.html "The following code example, SwitchDemo, declares an int named month whose value represents a month. The code displays the name of the month, based on the value of month, using the switch statement.

public class SwitchDemo { public static void main(String[] args) {

    int month = 8;
    String monthString;
    switch (month) {
        case 1:  monthString = "January";
                 break;
        case 2:  monthString = "February";
                 break;
        case 3:  monthString = "March";
                 break;
        case 4:  monthString = "April";
                 break;
        case 5:  monthString = "May";
                 break;
        case 6:  monthString = "June";
                 break;
        case 7:  monthString = "July";
                 break;
        case 8:  monthString = "August";
                 break;
        case 9:  monthString = "September";
                 break;
        case 10: monthString = "October";
                 break;
        case 11: monthString = "November";
                 break;
        case 12: monthString = "December";
                 break;
        default: monthString = "Invalid month";
                 break;
    }
    System.out.println(monthString);
}

} "

Switch is best used in place of if/else when you find yourself writing multiple if/else statements in conjunction. What the switch statement does is essentially the same thing, but puts it into an easier to read format. Hope this helps!