Naming a Switch Statement? Help!

[danielinthebed]

Hi,

I have come across this question during my school assignment, and would appreciate some help since this is a new topic for me, I have provided the code I have written so far at the bottom. Basically I'm trying to name my 'cases' so a book can be entered rather than a number as in conjunction with switch cases.

1. Switch to Philip K Dick books

Program Names : DickBooks.java
Example Input/Output: 
A A Scanner Darkly
V Valis
O Our Friends From Frolix 8
U Ubik
D Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Choose a novel from menu above:
u
You chose "Ubik"

This is a main/driver class.
Use a switch statement to pick a novel by entering the correct character.
• Allow the user to enter upper or lower case.

If the novel is not on the list the program should output this exact string including a newline on the end:

That novel is not on the list

***MY CODE***

package assignment3;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class DickBooks {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        int novel;

        Scanner daniel = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.print("Choose a novel from menu above:");
        novel = 1;

        System.out.println("You chose\n" + novel);


        switch (novel) {
            case 1:
                System.out.println("A Scanner Darkly");
                break;
            case 2:
                System.out.println("Valis");
                break;
            case 3:
                System.out.println("Our Friends From Frolix 8");
                break;
            case 4:
                System.out.println("Ubik");
                break;
            case 5:
                System.out.println("Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?");
                break;
            default:
                System.out.println("That novel is not on the list");


                System.out.println(scan.nextLine());
                System.out.println("Choose a novel from menu above:");

        }
    }
}

[Tolls]

You can switch on a char, which is (sort of) what you're reading in from the user.