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id: wiki-2026-0508-switch-statements-switch-문
title: Switch Statements (Switch 문)
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status: verified
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aliases: [Switch Statement, Pattern Matching, Replace Switch]
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tags: [refactoring, code-smell, polymorphism]
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last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
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tech_stack:
  language: multi
  framework: refactoring
---

# Switch Statements (Switch 문)

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 type-tagged switch 의 polymorphism 의 missed opportunity"**. 매 classic code smell 의 — 매 type 의 switch 의 새 type 의 추가 시 매 모든 switch 의 update 의 필요. 2026 의 modern lang 의 sealed types + pattern matching 의 acceptable.

## 매 핵심

### 매 왜 smell 인가
- **OCP 위반**: 매 새 type 의 추가 의 매 switch 의 modify 의 필요.
- **Shotgun surgery**: 매 동일 switch 의 codebase 의 scatter.
- **Type safety hole**: 매 default 의 fallthrough — 매 unhandled case 의 silent.

### 매 acceptable cases
- Sealed/exhaustive matching (Kotlin, Rust, Swift, Java 21+).
- Single switch — 매 dispatch 의 한 곳.
- Performance-critical hot path (jump table).
- Parsing / state machines.

### 매 refactoring 전략
- **Replace with polymorphism**: type-tagged switch → method override.
- **Replace with strategy**: behavior-tagged switch → strategy injection.
- **Replace with map**: data-tagged switch → lookup table.
- **Sealed pattern match**: 매 modern lang 의 exhaustive 의 보장.

### 매 응용
1. AST visitor (legitimate switch).
2. State machine (legitimate).
3. Domain logic dispatch (refactor to polymorphism).

## 💻 패턴

### Smell — type-tagged switch
```java
// BAD
double area(Shape s) {
    switch (s.type) {
        case CIRCLE: return Math.PI * s.radius * s.radius;
        case SQUARE: return s.side * s.side;
        case TRIANGLE: return 0.5 * s.base * s.height;
        default: throw new IllegalStateException();
    }
}
```

### Refactor — polymorphism
```java
sealed interface Shape permits Circle, Square, Triangle {
    double area();
}
record Circle(double r) implements Shape {
    public double area() { return Math.PI * r * r; }
}
record Square(double side) implements Shape {
    public double area() { return side * side; }
}
record Triangle(double base, double h) implements Shape {
    public double area() { return 0.5 * base * h; }
}
// caller: shape.area()
```

### Java 21 — pattern matching switch (exhaustive)
```java
double area(Shape s) {
    return switch (s) {
        case Circle c   -> Math.PI * c.r() * c.r();
        case Square sq  -> sq.side() * sq.side();
        case Triangle t -> 0.5 * t.base() * t.h();
        // no default — compiler proves exhaustive
    };
}
```

### Kotlin — sealed when
```kotlin
sealed class Event
data class Click(val x: Int, val y: Int) : Event()
data class Key(val code: Int) : Event()
object Close : Event()

fun handle(e: Event) = when (e) {
    is Click -> "click at ${e.x},${e.y}"
    is Key   -> "key ${e.code}"
    Close    -> "bye"
}  // exhaustive — no else needed
```

### Rust — match
```rust
enum Msg { Quit, Move { x: i32, y: i32 }, Write(String) }

fn process(m: Msg) {
    match m {
        Msg::Quit => println!("quit"),
        Msg::Move { x, y } => println!("move to {x},{y}"),
        Msg::Write(s) => println!("write {s}"),
    }
}
```

### Replace with map (data dispatch)
```typescript
// BAD
function fmt(t: string, v: number): string {
  switch (t) {
    case "usd": return `$${v}`;
    case "eur": return `€${v}`;
    case "krw": return `₩${v}`;
  }
}

// GOOD
const PREFIX: Record<string, string> = { usd: "$", eur: "€", krw: "₩" };
const fmt = (t: string, v: number) => `${PREFIX[t] ?? ""}${v}`;
```

### Replace with strategy
```python
class Discount(Protocol):
    def apply(self, price: float) -> float: ...

class Pct(Discount):
    def __init__(self, p): self.p = p
    def apply(self, price): return price * (1 - self.p)

class Fixed(Discount):
    def __init__(self, amt): self.amt = amt
    def apply(self, price): return max(0, price - self.amt)

# caller injects Discount, no switch
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| Type dispatch (open set) | Polymorphism |
| Type dispatch (closed set) | Sealed + pattern match |
| Data lookup | Map / dict |
| Complex behavior swap | Strategy pattern |
| AST / state machine | Switch (legitimate) |

**기본값**: 매 sealed types + exhaustive pattern matching — 매 modern lang 의 ergonomic + safe.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Code Smells]] · [[Refactoring_Best_Practices|Refactoring]]
- 변형: [[Pattern Matching]] · [[Polymorphism]]
- 응용: [[State Machine]] · [[Visitor Pattern]] · [[ADT]]
- Adjacent: [[Open-Closed Principle]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: 매 switch 의 detect 의 refactor suggestion, type 의 sealed 의 propose.
**언제 X**: legitimate switch (AST, state machine) 의 전체 refactor 의 — 매 false positive.

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Refactor every switch**: 매 legitimate cases 의 보존 — AST, parser.
- **Visitor for trivial dispatch**: 매 over-engineering — 매 polymorphism 의 충분.
- **Strategy without need**: 매 single-impl 의 strategy 의 yagni.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (Fowler, "Refactoring" 2nd ed.; Effective Java 3rd ed.; JEP 441).
- 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — refactor patterns, modern pattern matching |