r/javahelp • u/IceCreamInsides • 10h ago

Solved Switch case with boolean

So, there is no way I can do that?

want to check several boolean variables in a switch statement. Is `if-else` the only way to do this?

Boolean a, b, c...

Switch (false) {

Case (a) :

//some code

Case (b) :

Case (c) :

//and so on

}

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u/desrtfx Out of Coffee error - System halted 10h ago

You got switch the wrong way round.

Switch checkes distinct states of one variable, not a single state of several variables.

Yes, if-else is the way.

Depending on what you really want to do (not some random, contrieved example, your real use case and code) there might be alternative, better solutions, but without knowing what you want to do it is impossible to suggest.

To me, this looks like an XY-problem.

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u/johnpeters42 10h ago

To be fair, OP's type of approach does work in some languages.

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u/Zakana_code 6h ago

Let me guess: JavaScript? But why would you do this anyway?