/**

* Example switch statement with cases that fall through.

*/

public class Vowels {

public static void main(String[] args) {

String s = "Ahoy!";

for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {

// display the next character

char c = s.charAt(i);

System.out.print(c + " is a ");

// if capital, convert to lowercase

if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') {

c += 'a' - 'A';

}

// check if not a lowercase letter

if (c < 'a' || c > 'z') {

System.out.println("symbol");

continue;

}

// output the result of the letter

switch (c) {

case 'a':

case 'e':

case 'i':

case 'o':

case 'u':

System.out.println("vowel");

break;

case 'y':

System.out.println("not sure");

break;

default:

System.out.println("consonant");

break;

}

}

}

}