Why can't I use switch statement on a String?

Why can't I use switch statement on a String?

java string switch-statement

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Java: using switch statement with enum under subclass

java enums switch-statement

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Using two values for one switch case statement

java switch-statement

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Is it possible to use the instanceof operator in a switch statement?

java switch-statement instanceof

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Why does Java switch on contiguous ints appear to run faster with added cases?

java performance assembly compiler-construction switch-statement

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What is the relative performance difference of if/else versus switch statement in Java?

java performance switch-statement if-statement

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Why doesn't String switch statement support a null case?

java switch-statement language-design

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switch case statement error: case expressions must be constant expression

java android switch-statement

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Why switch is faster than if

java switch-statement

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Java switch statement multiple cases

java syntax switch-statement

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Java using enum with switch statement

java enums switch-statement

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Declaring and initializing variables within Java switches

java scope initialization switch-statement declaration

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Using switch statement with a range of value in each case?

java if-statement switch-statement

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Variable's scope in a switch case [duplicate]

java switch-statement

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Why do we need break after case statements?

java switch-statement case language-design break

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