Switch over type in java

Question

Before I start, I know there are a bunch of answers to this question that suggest alternate approaches. I\'m looking for assistance to this particular approach as to whethe

Answer 1

Java currently has a draft to support this. See here. The syntax looks like this

switch (obj) {
    case Integer i: handleI(i); break;
    case Byte b:    handleB(b); break;
    case Long l:    handleL(l); break;
    case Double d:  handleD(d); break;
    case String s:  handleS(s); break
    default:        handle(obj);
}