Problem with a switch statement in Java

[baltimore]

I've been having this odd problem with a switch statement in Java.

The problem I'm having is that the switch statement doesn't seem to be recognizing the correct input. As an example, I'm checking for various characters, and i read them in as ints. The ASCII code for a ':' is 58, and when I test it like this:

if( input == 58){
do stuff;
}

it works fine, but the same input in a switch statement doesn't do anything:

switch( input){
case 58:
do stuff:
break;
}

Thanks.

[hardwired]

According to this test/exploration your code should work. I wonder if the variable input could be something other than a char.

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        char[] chars = { 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd' };
        explore(chars);
        String s = "";
        for(int j = 0; j < chars.length; j++) {
            char c = chars[j];
            switch(c) {
                case 'a':     // both seem to
//                case 97:    // work okay
                    s = "a";
                    break;
                case 'b':
//                case 98:
                   s = "b";
                   break;
                case 'c':
//                case 99:
                   s = "c";
                   break;
                case 'd':
//                case 100:
                   s = "d";
                   break;
                default:
                   s = "default";
            }
            System.out.printf("j = %d  s = %s%n", j, s);
        }
    }

    private static void explore(char[] chars) {
        for(int j = 0; j < chars.length; j++) {
            char c = chars[j];
            int n = (int)chars[j];
            System.out.printf("j = %d  c = %s  n = %3d  c == n = %b%n",
                               j, c, n, c == n);
        }
    }
}

[cruxblack]

Maybe cuz of the typo where u use ':' instead of the ';'
The char could be used as in input when i tested it, input, bytes, chars, all available i think