[java] Switch on Enum in Java

Why can't you switch on an enum in Java? It seems simple enough to do and would make for some convenient code. Also this question could apply to String's. You can switch on a char, but not a String ...?

You definitely can switch on enums. An example posted from the Java tutorials.

public enum Day {
    SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, 
    THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 
}

public class EnumTest {
    Day day;

    public EnumTest(Day day) {
        this.day = day;
    }

    public void tellItLikeItIs() {

        switch (day) {
            case MONDAY: 
                System.out.println("Mondays are bad.");
                break;

            case FRIDAY: 
                System.out.println("Fridays are better.");
                break;

            case SATURDAY:
            case SUNDAY: 
                System.out.println("Weekends are best.");
                break;

            default:
                System.out.println("Midweek days are so-so.");
                break;
        }
    }
}