Switch/Case: How to test byte values in hex format

Question

OK, this may be a silly question, but being new to Java, I can't seem to get this to work.
I have a byte value that I want to test in a switch/case statement. The value was assigned to the byte in hexadecimal format. However, testing only works if I use the decimal value of the byte!
What's even stranger: It does work in a simple if/else statement. In my debugging attempts, I discovered this using the following code:
//*temporary debug routine
memoryCells[0] = (byte) 0x86; //LDA
if(memoryCells[0] == (byte) 0x86)
    System.err.println("byte recognized as hexadecimal!");
else
    if(memoryCells[0] == -122)
        System.err.println("byte recognized as decimal!"); So, this works in an ordinary if/else statement, but why doesn't it also work in the complex switch/case statement? Snippet below:
       switch (currentOpcode)
            case (byte) 0x86:
                //*LDA immediate (2 bytes, 2 cycles)
                registerA = b;
                currentOpcode = 0x00;
                cycleCounter = 0;
            break;
        }Thanks in advance for any suggestions...

Answer 1

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
     byte test = (byte)0x86;
     switch(test)
     case (byte)0x86:
              System.out.println("Success");
          break;
     default:
              System.out.println("ooops");
    }This works for me.
~Tim