Solved switch statement

Hi,
How would I be able to get the ChatColor of a string in a switch statement
Example:

Code:

            String string = ChatColor.GREEN + "hi";
                switch(string) {
                case "hi":
                    Bukkit.broadcastMessage("hi");
                    break;
                }

How would I be able to set case hi green within the switch statement ?
Example:
case ChatColor.GREEN + "hi":
Somthing like that XD

 

It's not possible. Use normal if-elseif statements

 

There are a few issues, the string isn't "hi" because you're adding a color to it, changing the content of the string.

Also, you can't use String's as a switch variable unless you're using Java SE 7:

So, I don't know what you mean by get the color, but a switch case with a String would look like this:

Code:

            String string = "hi";
                switch(string) {
                case "hi":
                    Bukkit.broadcastMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "hi");
                    break;
                }

 

im not sure but wouldnt you have it like this

Code:java

String string = args[0];
                switch(string) {
                case "hi":
                    Bukkit.broadcastMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "hi");
                    break;
                case "something else":
                   Bukkit.broadcastMessage(ChatColor.RED + "something else");
                   break;
                default:
                   break;
                }

this way you could have the string equal to the arguments of a command and if it the args is equal to one of the statements then it will do what ever is in it and the case default: is there so that if it doesnt equal any of the others it wont carry on checking

 

Could this work?

Code:java

 
String string = ChatColor.GREEN + "hi";
        switch(string) {
        case "§ahi":
            Bukkit.broadcastMessage("hi");
            break;
        }
 

 

I think what the OP is doing is this:

The string variable contains ChatColors, and therefore they would like to check to see whether the string is equal to another string with the same ChatColors.

I can see three solutions:
1. Do as I mentioned above.
2. switch (ChatColor.stripColor(string)) { (may not be desirable in certain situations)
3. Use the ChatColor literals (Example: "§3hi")

 

tommycake50 I ended up using your solution, Works perfect.
Thanks for all the suport and help Rocoty, tommycake50, lDucks and callum2904

 

No problem.