/* * Switch case break where switch is using a character * Case must be a literal - or final if using a variable */ package caseswitchbreak3; public class SwitchCaseBreak3 { public static void main(String[] args) { char gender = 'F'; final char gender1 = 'B'; final char gender2 = 'G'; switch (gender){ case 'L': { System.out.println("L"); break; } case gender1: { System.out.println("B"); break; } case gender2: { System.out.println("G"); break; } case 'T': { System.out.println("T"); break; } case 'Q': { System.out.println("Q"); break; } case 'I': { System.out.println("I"); break; } case 'A': { System.out.println("A"); break; } default : System.out.println(gender + " - gender unknown"); } // end case } } ================================================================================ run: F - gender unknown BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 0 seconds)