Java switch cases: with or without braces?

Question

Consider the following two snippets, with braces:

switch (var) {
  case FOO: {
    x = x + 1;
    break;
  }

  case BAR: {
    y = y + 1;
    break;
  }
}
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Answer 1

I've never thought about it before. Never needed the braces in a case clause so can't really see why you would need them. Personally I don't go for the "It'll be easier to maintain" idea, that's just rubbish, it'll be easier to maintain if the code makes sense and is documented.

No braces ... less syntax is more