Regarding Java switch statements - using return and omitting breaks in each case

Question

Given this method, does this represent some egregious stylistic or semantic faux pas:

private double translateSlider(int sliderVal) {
    switch (sliderVal) {
           


        

Answer 1

If you're going to have a method that just runs the switch and then returns some value, then sure this way works. But if you want a switch with other stuff in a method then you can't use return or the rest of the code inside the method will not execute. Notice in the tutorial how it has a print after the code? Yours would not be able to do this.