Learn how to use pattern-matching features in your Java programs, including pattern matching with switch statements, when clauses, sealed classes, and a preview of primitive type pattern matching ...

The pattern matching feature in Java lets app developers handle complex data structures such as abstract layers and class hierarchies. Here's how it works.

Java SE 14 (March 2020) introduced a limited form of pattern matching as a preview feature, which becomes a permanent feature in Java SE 16 (March 2021).

Specifically, records, sealed classes, and pattern matching work together to enable easier data-oriented programming in Java.

Java’s character and assorted string classes offer low-level support for pattern matching, but that support typically leads to complex code. For simpler and more efficient coding, Java offers ...