New JEP: Switch Expressions for the Java Language

[Jan Lahoda]

Hi,

I've just pushed a crude prototype of switch expression and case null to 
the amber/amber repository, branch switch. There are probably many bugs 
in the prototype.

Supported are:
-switch expression (using syntax from the JEP, including the block 
expression); target typing still needs some work; exhaustiveness for 
enums should work (but the error thrown for incompatible changes is not 
ideal and needs some work).
-case null: (does not yet use the indy desugaring scheme Brian sent though)
-comma separated case alternatives in the statement switch, not yet 
supported in the expression switch.

throw expressions not supported by the prototype.

Please let me know if there are any comments.

Thanks,
     Jan

On 7.12.2017 23:30, Brian Goetz wrote:
> In the context of Pattern Matching (JEP 305) we've explored a number of
> improvements to `switch`, including switch expressions, expanding the
> range of types that can be arguments to switch, better null handling,
> and others.  Many of these can be developed independently of pattern
> matching; we've separated out a package of these features into their own
> JEP, as they stand well on their own:
>
>      https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8192963
>
>