how to convert a list of numbers in a string to int values - java?

If you're doing it in Java 1.4 or later, I'd suggest you use the split() method available in the String class. Then convert all the delimited portions, which will be in an array of String, with the Integer's parseInt() method. No matter how you're going to implement it, you'll have to decide the delimiter first. i.e. will the numbers be separated by whitespaces or commas?

swap(string){ case "n": do something; wreck; case "open": do something; wreck; case "assault": do something; wreck; case "inventory": do something; wreck; default: //blah }