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Have you wondered: Why does Java hate us so much? Why do they not allow us to do a switch statement on a String?

Well maybe this little "workaround" can help you in your tasks.

In 1.5, Java introduced a new type called Enum. With this type you can "simulate" a switch as if it were on Strings.

public enum MyEnum {
 SUNNY,
 RAINY,
}

Once you have this, you can simply do a switch.

switch(MyEnum.valueOf(myString)) {
 case SUNNY: // The Weather is good
   break;
 case RAINY: // The Weather sucks
   break;
 default: // No Weather Info
   break;
}
 

So here you go.

Cheers,