Using string literals in switch statements
public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) { for (String argument : args) { switch (argument) { case "-verbose": case "-v": System.out.println("verbose"); break; case "-log": System.out.println("logging"); break; case "-help": System.out.println("displayHelp"); break; default: System.out.println("Illegal command line argument"); } } } }