Switch Statement gives Incompatible Types error

Question

I am trying to compile and I get this error:

enigma/Rotor.java:30: incompatible types found : java.lang.String required: int     switch(name){
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Answer 1

switch(name)

switch statement with String is supported from Java7 onwards only.

I guess the compiler version you are using is less than Java7

Options:

1. You need to either upgrade to Java7
2. Change switch statement to if/else
3. Use int in switch instead of String