Alternative of if-else and switch statements

Question

I have the following code in Java:

public void doSomething(int i) {
    if (i == 12) {
        // order should be same
        up();
        left();
        stop();
    }
    if (i == 304) {
        // order should be same
        right();
        up();
        stop();
    }
    if (i == 962) {
        // order should be same
        down();
        left();
        up();
        stop();
    }
}
// similar code can be done using switch case statements.
// all the function can have any functionality and might not resemble to the name given to them.

Now if I am asked not to use either of if-else and switch case statements, then what can be done? The code can be done in either Java or JavaScript.

Answer 1

If you can use JavaScript, you can use a object with functions:

function doSomething(i) {
  var obj = {};

  obj[12] = function () {
    // order should be same
    up();
    left();
    stop();
  };
  obj[304] = function () {
    // order should be same
    right();
    up();
    stop();
  };
  obj[962] = function () {
    // order should be same
    down();
    left();
    up();
    stop();
  };

  // apparently we can't use any conditional statements
  try {
    obj[i]();
  } catch (e) {}
}

If only if and switch statements aren't allowed, replace all the if statements with the logical AND operator (&&):

function doSomething(i) {
  (i == 12) && (
    // order should be same
    up(),
    left(),
    stop()
  );

  (i == 304) && (
    // order should be same
    right(),
    up(),
    stop()
  );

  (i == 962) && (
    // order should be same
    down(),
    left(),
    up(),
    stop()
  );
}