Learn how to use statements like if, if-else, switch, for, and while to declare variables and specify expressions, make decisions, iterate over statements, and more.

Java has a simple switch statement, based on its historical kinship with C and C++. Switch statements have gotten a bad name, so much so that programmers are encouraged to replace them with ...

Java 17 improves switch statements. PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock. Another improvement that was made between Java 11 and Java 17 is in the way the language uses switch statements.