CRITICAL
Rule Definition
Switch statements are designed for complex branches, and allow branches to share treatment. Using a switch for only 2 branches is ill advised, as switches are not as easy to understand as if. In this case, it's most likely is a good idea to use a if statement
Remediation
Use if\else statement for instead of switch statements with two cases.
Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Structuredness
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