Nested if statment

[Hind]

In the following code:
public int getType(String type) {
if(type == "Genaralization")
return 7;
else
if(type == "Realization")
return 2;
else
if(type == "Dependency")
return 3;
else
if(type == "aggregate")
return 4;
else
if(type == "composite")
return 5;
else
if(type == "none")
return 6;

return 1;
}
It OK for "Genaralization" and "Realization", if the type is not of these two it returns 1. I don't Know where is the problem.

please if there is a way better than this nested if let me Know.

[Khalid Ali]

you could use switch statements in this fashon as well. However my guess is ur comparison is wrong instead of == operators you want to use type.equals("type")

[Hind]

Can I use switch statment with Strings??

[Khalid Ali]

lol...sorry I wasn't thinking....nope switch statement can not be used with strings...however comparison part of my response is still correct

[Hind]

Thanks, it works as you told me