2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java
index 1b6d62a..1aa682a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ class JavaStatementReader {
 
     private List<StatementNode> readSwitchStatement(SwitchStatement switchStatement) {
         ExpressionNode switchValue = readExpressionWithoutBoxing(switchStatement.getExpression());
-        LocalVariableDeclarationNode switchValueAssignment = scope.localVariable(
-            "_couscous_tmp_0",
+        LocalVariableDeclarationNode switchValueAssignment = scope.temporaryVariable(
             switchValue.getType(),
             switchValue);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/Scope.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/Scope.java
index 28cd6b6..de0a7b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/Scope.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/Scope.java
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ public class Scope {
         return LocalVariableDeclarationNode.localVariableDeclaration(declaration, initialValue);
     }
 
+    public LocalVariableDeclarationNode temporaryVariable(TypeName type, ExpressionNode initialValue) {
+        return localVariable("_couscous_tmp_0", type, initialValue);
+    }
+
     public ExpressionNode reference(String key) {
         VariableDeclaration variable = variablesByKey.get(key);
         if (variable == null) {