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Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement

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From	Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com>
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Subject	Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement
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On 10/5/2014 15:40, Abraar Ahmed wrote:
>   Write a program using switch statement to allow users to choose an item of a menu. For example, the menu looks like the following.
>
> File menu
> 1. Open
> 2. Close
> 3. Save
> 4. Exit
> Enter your choice:
> If you type 1, then your program should print out "Open is selected" (double quotes not included).
>
> Notice:
> (1) Using Scanner to get user choice;
> (2) If the number user input is not in {1,2,3,4}, your program should let user know that.
>
> Here's what I have:
>
> public static void main (String[]  args)  {
>
> int user = 1
>
> switch (1) {
> case value: 1
> System.out.println ("Open is selected");
> break;
> case value: 2
> System.out.println ("Close is selected");
> break;
> case value: 3
> System.out.println ("Save is selected")
> break;
> System.out.println ("Exit is selected")
> default:
> values_not_caught_above;
>
> }
>
> Can someone tell me if I'm headed in the right direction?
>
> Any guidance would be much appreciated, thank you.
>

Since this is homework, you need to look at the Java Language 
Specification, chapter 14.11 Switch Statement.  Everything you need to 
know is there.

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/index.html

knute...

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Knute Johnson

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Help writing a program using a switch statement Abraar Ahmed <abraar93@gmail.com> - 2014-10-05 15:40 -0700
  Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-10-05 17:18 -0700
    Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-10-10 22:02 -0400
      Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-10-10 20:27 -0700
        Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-10-11 09:43 -0400
          Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-10-11 07:59 -0700
  Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2014-10-06 09:38 +0100
  Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-10-06 20:25 -0700
  Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement Henry Reardon <No_contact@example.com> - 2014-10-10 16:01 +0000

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