do this without using an “if” | if(s == “value1”){…} else if(s == “value2”) { …}

Question

According to anti-if campaign it is a best practice not to use ifs in our code. Can anyone tell me if it possible to get rid of the if in this piece of code ? (switch is also

Answer 1

Java

Use an enum which implements a certain method.

enum MyEnum{

    foo{
        public void mymethod(String param1, String param2){
            //dostuff...
        }
    },

    bar{
        public void mymethod(String param1, String param2){
            //dostuff...
        }
    };

    public abstract void mymethod(String param1, String param2);
}

Then in your class :

MyEnum.valueOf(mystring).mymethod(param1, param2);