Switch...Case - multiple expressions

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djrikki
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Switch...Case - multiple expressions

Post by djrikki »

I wish this DRY code was possible with the Switch-Case statement:

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Switch msg.id
   Case "listtree-draganddrop"	  	   		   	
   Case "listtree-sorthook"		  	   		   			  	   		   		  	   		   		
   Case "pageview-pagemode"		  	   		   			  	   		   		
   Case "group-orientation"
      layout:SaveUserData( MidStr(msg.id,0, FindStr(msg.id,"-")))
EndSwitch
Instead of the verbose:

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Switch msg.id
   Case "listtree-draganddrop"
      Layout:SaveUserData("listtree")
		  	   		   	
   Case "listtree-sorthook"
      Layout:SaveUserData("listtree")
		  	   		   			  	   		   		  	   		   		
   Case "pageview-pagemode"
      Layout:SaveUserData("pageview")
		  	   		   			  	   		   		
   Case "group-orientation"
      layout:SaveUserData("group")
EndSwitch
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

Post by bitRocky »

You have to use the new FallThrough()
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

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The new FallThrough() statement enables fall through it doesn't exhibit the same behaviour I am discussing. I am looking for "OR' logic.

msg.id would not contain a matching expression, just the last one it finds.

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      layout:SaveUserData( MidStr(msg.id,0, FindStr(msg.id,"-")))
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

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Why wouldn't FallThrough work, like this?

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Switch msg.id
   Case "listtree-draganddrop"
      FallThrough                 
   Case "listtree-sorthook"
      FallThrough                                                                              
   Case "pageview-pagemode"                                                       
      FallThrough
   Case "group-orientation"
      layout:SaveUserData( MidStr(msg.id,0, FindStr(msg.id,"-")))
EndSwitch
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

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@JPV, the contains of the msg object will contain the properties of the final expression.

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   layout:SaveUserData( MidStr(msg.id,0, FindStr(msg.id,"-")))
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

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djrikki wrote:@JPV, the contains of the msg object will contain the properties of the final expression.
Really? I'm pretty sure it doesn't. Why would it change there in the middle of the Switch?
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

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I will have to give it a try for real, but Fallthrough by it's name suggests inheritance is lost.
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

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Function p_Test(id)
	Switch id
		Case 1:
			FallThrough
		Case 2:
			FallThrough
		Case 3:
			FallThrough
		Case 4:
			DebugPrint("id = "..id)
	EndSwitch
EndFunction

p_Test(1)
p_Test(3)
p_Test(4)
Gives:
id = 1
id = 3
id = 4
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Re: Switch...Case - multiple expressions

Post by djrikki »

@JPV @bitRocky it appears I misunderstood the Fallthrough statement it certainly does what I want it to.

Thank you.
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