Using switch statement with a range of value in each case?

Question

In Java, is it possible to write a switch statement where each case contains more than one value? For example (though clearly the following code won't work):

switch (num) {     case 1 .. 5:         System.out.println("testing case 1 to 5");         break;     case 6 .. 10:         System.out.println("testing case 6 to 10");         break; } 

I think this can be done in Objective C, are there a similar thing in Java? Or should I just use if, else if statements instead?

Answer 1

Java has nothing of that sort. Why not just do the following?

public static boolean isBetween(int x, int lower, int upper) {   return lower <= x && x <= upper; }  if (isBetween(num, 1, 5)) {   System.out.println("testing case 1 to 5"); } else if (isBetween(num, 6, 10)) {   System.out.println("testing case 6 to 10"); } 

Answer 2

The closest you can get to that kind of behavior with switch statements is

switch (num) { case 1: case 2: case 3: case 4: case 5:      System.out.println("1 through 5");      break; case 6: case 7: case 8: case 9: case 10:      System.out.println("6 through 10");      break; } 

Use if statements.