How to make this if statement shorter?

Question

Can I make this statement shorter?

if(abc==\'value1\' || abc==\'value2\' || abc==\'value3\') {//do something}

to make it look similar to this:<

Answer 1

You can use a switch:

switch (abc) { case 'value1': case 'value2': case 'value3': {
  // do something
}}

Or written in a more traditional form:

switch (abc) {
  case 'value1':
  case 'value2':
  case 'value3': {
    // do something
  }
}