Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.java.programmer > #30076

Re: Help writing a program using a switch statement

Show key headers only | View raw

On 10/11/2014 06:43, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 10/10/2014 11:27 PM, Knute Johnson wrote:
>> On 10/10/2014 19:02, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 10/5/2014 8:18 PM, Knute Johnson wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>>> 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;
>>>>>
>>>>> }
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>
>>> JLS is good for many things, but learning basic Java syntax is not
>>> one if them.
>>>
>>> The Java tutorial would be a lot easier to learn from.
>>>
>>> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/index.html
>>>
>>> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/switch.html
>>
>> There are some good examples in the JLS for the switch statement though.
>
> It has 3 examples:
> * some code that works in C/C++ but does not work in Java
> * some code showing fall through
> * some normal code
>
> Compare that to the tutorial that has 5 examples:
> * some normal code
> * some code showing how it would look like using if else if
> * some code showing fall through
> * some code showing multi labels
> * some code showing switch on strings
>
> Arne

OK I concede, you should have answered him not me.

-- 

Knute Johnson

Back to comp.lang.java.programmer | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

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

csiph-web