Why can't I use switch statement on a String?

Question

Is this functionality going to be put into a later Java version?

Can someone explain why I can\'t do this, as in, the technical way Java\'s switch state

Answer 1

public class StringSwitchCase { 

    public static void main(String args[]) {

        visitIsland("Santorini"); 
        visitIsland("Crete"); 
        visitIsland("Paros"); 

    } 

    public static void visitIsland(String island) {
         switch(island) {
          case "Corfu": 
               System.out.println("User wants to visit Corfu");
               break; 
          case "Crete": 
               System.out.println("User wants to visit Crete");
               break; 
          case "Santorini": 
               System.out.println("User wants to visit Santorini");
               break; 
          case "Mykonos": 
               System.out.println("User wants to visit Mykonos");
               break; 
         default: 
               System.out.println("Unknown Island");
               break; 
         } 
    } 

}