case_ expression_ type_ is_ not_ switch_ expression_ subtype
The switch case expression type '{0}' must be a subtype of the switch expression type '{1}'.
Description
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The analyzer produces this diagnostic when the expression following case
in a switch statement has a static type that isn't a subtype of the
static type of the expression following switch.
Example
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The following code produces this diagnostic because 1 is an int, which
isn't a subtype of String (the type of s):
void f(String s) {
switch (s) {
case 1:
break;
}
}
Common fixes
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If the value of the case expression is wrong, then change the case
expression so that it has the required type:
void f(String s) {
switch (s) {
case '1':
break;
}
}
If the value of the case expression is correct, then change the switch
expression to have the required type:
void f(int s) {
switch (s) {
case 1:
break;
}
}
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