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Message:

Thank you. That's quite good.

Posted by Patti on February 20, 2002 at 6:59 PM

> Here is a slightly refactored and simplified version, for a better grade:

>

> import java.io.*;
> public class ChristmasSong
> {
>     public static void main (String[] args) 
>     { 
>         for( int verse = 1; verse <= 12; verse++ )   
>         { 
>             System.out.print("On the ");
>             switch( verse )
>             {
>                 case  1: System.out.print( verse + "st" );  break;
>                 case  2: System.out.print( verse + "nd" );  break;
>                 case  3: System.out.print( verse + "rd" );  break;
>                 default: System.out.print( verse + "th" );  break;
>             }
>             System.out.println(" day of Christmas");
>             System.out.println("my true love gave to me:");
>             switch (verse) 
>             {
>                 case 12: System.out.println("Twelve drummers drumming"); 
>                 case 11: System.out.println("Eleven pipers piping");  
>                 case 10: System.out.println("Ten lords a leaping");  
>                 case  9: System.out.println("Nine ladies dancing");  
>                 case  8: System.out.println("Eight maids a milking"); 
>                 case  7: System.out.println("Seven swans a swimming"); 
>                 case  6: System.out.println("Six geese a laying"); 
>                 case  5: System.out.println("Five golden rings");  
>                 case  4: System.out.println("Four calling birds");  
>                 case  3: System.out.println("Three French hens");  
>                 case  2: System.out.println("Two turtle doves, and");  
>                 case  1: System.out.println("A partridge in a pear tree");  
>             }
>             
>             System.out.println();          
>         } 
>     }
> } 
>