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Say Goodbye to Switch! Use Enum and Lambda for Cleaner Code (Java Example)
2 min readFeb 9, 2025
🚀 Introduction
Tired of long switch
statements? Let’s replace them with Enums + Lambda expressions for cleaner and scalable code! No theory—just code.
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📝 The Problem: Long Switch-Case for Actions
public class PaymentService {
public void processPayment(String paymentType) {
switch (paymentType) {
case "CREDIT":
System.out.println("Processing Credit Card Payment...");
break;
case "DEBIT":
System.out.println("Processing Debit Card Payment...");
break;
case "PAYPAL":
System.out.println("Processing PayPal Payment...");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Invalid Payment Type");
}…