need a little help with a switch problem

[tmoney7566]

been working on this for 2 days and can't figure out what I am doing wrong. We are suppose to input a day and the days gifts are to be in the output. When I put in my day it starts with the correct day but then loops through all twelve cases. I have break statement's but to no avail. Any help or ideas would be apimport

java.util.Scanner;//program uses scanner

public class ChristmasSong
{
    //shows user Christmas gifts based on day the user inputs.

    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        Scanner input = new Scanner ( System.in );
        int day; //used to select day to display gifts

        System.out.println ( "Enter the Day for the gifts you would like " +
                "to see (1-12)" );
        day = input.nextInt();
        if ( day < 1 )//check to see that a valid day is picked
        {
            System.out.println ( "Invalid Day: please try again- select between" +
                    "1 and 12" );
        }//end if

        else if ( day > 12)//check to see that a valid day is picked
        {
            System.out.println ( "Invalid Day: please try again- select between" +
                    "1 and 12");
        }//end else if

        System.out. print ( "One the " );

        while ( day >0 )
        {


            switch (day )//day based on user input
            {
                case 1:
                    System.out.print ( "first day of Christmas, \nmy true love " +
                            "gave to me\n A partidge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;


                case 2:
                    System.out.print ( "second day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nTwo turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 3:
                    System.out.print ( "third day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nThree french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 4:
                    System.out.print ( "forth day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nFour calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 5:
                    System.out.print ( "fifth day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nFive golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 6:
                    System.out.print ( "sixth day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nSix geese a-laying,\n" +
                            "Five golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 7:
                    System.out.print ( "seventh day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nSeven swans a-swimming,\n" +
                            "Six geese a-laying,\n" +
                            "Five golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 8:
                    System.out.print ( "eighth day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nEight maids a-milking,\n" +
                            "Seven swans a-swimming,\n" +
                            "Six geese a-laying,\n" +
                            "Five golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 9:
                    System.out.print ( "ninth day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nNine ladies dancing,\n" +
                            "Eight maids a-milking,\n" +
                            "Seven swans a-swimming,\n" +
                            "Six geese a-laying,\n" +
                            "Five golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 10:
                    System.out.print ( "tenth day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nTen lords a-leaping,\n" +
                            "Nine ladies dancing,\n" +
                            "Eight maids a-milking,\n" +
                            "Seven swans a-swimming,\n" +
                            "Six geese a-laying,\n" +
                            "Five golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 11:
                    System.out.print ( "eleventh day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nEleven pipers piping,\n" +
                            "Ten lords a-leaping,\n" +
                            "Nine ladies dancing,\n" +
                            "Eight maids a-milking,\n" +
                            "Seven swans a-swimming,\n" +
                            "Six geese a-laying,\n" +
                            "Five golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
                    break;

                case 12:
                    System.out.print ( "twelfth day of Christmas, \nmy true love" +
                            " gave to me\nTwelve drummers drumming,\n" +
                            "Eleven pipers piping,\n" +
                            "Ten lords a-leaping,\n" +
                            "Nine ladies dancing,\n" +
                            "Eight maids a-milking,\n" +
                            "Seven swans a-swimming,\n" +
                            "Six geese a-laying,\n" +
                            "Five golden rings\n" +
                            "Four calling birds,\n" +
                            "Three french hens,\n" +
                            "Two turtle doves \nand \nA " +
                            "partridge in a pear tree\n\n\n" );
                    day--;
            }//end switch


        }//end while

    }//end method main

}//end ChristmasSongpreciated.  Here is the code.....

[Ezzaral]

Because you are looping while day is greater than zero. If you only want the single result, remove the loop.

Another thing to consider though: you are retyping all of the gifts from other days on each case, which is unnecessary because the lines are additive. Each day adds a new line, but the previous lines are the same. Your code should reflect that.

[tmoney7566]

Because you are looping while day is greater than zero. If you only want the single result, remove the loop.

Another thing to consider though: you are retyping all of the gifts from other days on each case, which is unnecessary because the lines are additive. Each day adds a new line, but the previous lines are the same. Your code should reflect that.

Thank you, been pulling my hair out. I thought I had to use a while loop to set up my switch and cases. I will now try to figure out what to do with the repetitive code. Thanks so much...

[Ezzaral]

I'm not sure what your professor is expecting you to use here, but a fall-through switch works pretty well for the gifts due to the additive nature of each successive case:

System.out.print("On the ");
        
        String dayString = "";
        switch (day) {
            case 1:
                dayString="first";
                break;
            case 2:
                dayString="second";
                break;
            case 3:
                dayString="third";
                break;
        }

        System.out.print(dayString + " day of Christmas, \nmy true love gave to me\n");

        switch (day) {
            case 3:
                System.out.println("Three french hens,");
                // fall through
            case 2:
                System.out.println("Two turtle doves");
                // fall through
            case 1:
                if (day > 1) {
                    System.out.print("and ");
                }
                System.out.println("A partridge in a pear tree.");
        }//end switch

Arrays to hold the day names and the gifts would also work well and, in that case, a while loop would be appropriate to count down through the gifts.

[tmoney7566]

Thank you Ezzaral- Arrays are still 2 chapters out although I am somewhat familiar with them from our Visual Basic class. I will play around with the code seed you supplied and see what I can come up with. Thanks again for your help. Sometimes trying to write code can make one feel like a complete idiot---hours of headache all over a short line of 16 unneeded characters.