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BETA_JAVA7 branch. "Cannot switch on a value of type String for source level below 1.7. Only convertible int values or enum constants are permitted" is the message we issue when there is an attempt to switch on strings in source levels 1.6-. The latter part of message is obviously incorrect, as you can switch on a enum variable. In fact there is no reason why you would want to switch on an enum constant. The phrase "convertible int values" is also not particularly helpful.
(In reply to comment #0) > BETA_JAVA7 branch. > > "Cannot switch on a value of type String for source level below 1.7. Only > convertible int values or enum constants are permitted" is the message > we issue when there is an attempt to switch on strings in source levels > 1.6-. > > The latter part of message is obviously incorrect, as you can switch > on a enum variable. In fact there is no reason why you would want to > switch on an enum constant. > > The phrase "convertible int values" is also not particularly helpful. Two things: 1) An identical warning is also seen for invalid switches for 1.6- where we're not switching on a string. 2) The part that says "convertible int values" sounds ok since we need to cover all the types that can be converted to an integral number, such as a char. So the following is still valid: char c = 'a'; switch(c) { case 'a': case 'b': } Hence the bug comes down to changing "enum constants" to "enum variables".
Created attachment 201099 [details] proposed fix v1.0 + updated tests Corrected all the switch related errors, replacing "enum constants" with "enum variables"
Released in HEAD for 3.8M2
Verified for 3.8M2 using build I20110911-2000.
