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Re: maximum cases in a switch ?

From Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: maximum cases in a switch ?
Date 2011-08-13 08:45 -0400
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On 8/12/2011 8:51 AM, Nick Keighley wrote:
> On Aug 9, 8:42 pm, Victor Bazarov<v.baza...@comcast.invalid>  wrote:
>> On 8/9/2011 12:03 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a maximum number of cases in a switch ?
>>> I have a class with a method that now has 525
>>> cases in a switch and will probably double this
>>> over the next couple of years.
>>
>> You have your answer, I'm not going to repeat it.  Remember that it's
>> not normative, though.
>
> isn't it normative in the C Standard?

I doubt it.  And I don't have the C Standard handy to check.

It shouldn't matter, should it?  C++ language proper (not library) is 
completely governed by the C++ Standard.  C Standard has nothing to do 
with C++ language and its limitations.

 > Does the C++ Standard take any
> of (a particular version of) the C Standard unchanged (eg. the C
> library)?

Yes, most of the library IIRC.

V
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maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-09 11:03 -0500
  Re: maximum cases in a switch ? LR <lruss@superlink.net> - 2011-08-09 12:27 -0400
    Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-09 12:23 -0500
      Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Joe Greer <jgreer@doubletake.com> - 2011-08-10 12:45 +0000
        Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-10 09:09 -0400
          Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Joe Greer <jgreer@doubletake.com> - 2011-08-11 12:49 +0000
            Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-11 10:48 -0500
              Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2011-08-11 18:26 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-11 11:45 -0500
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2011-08-11 20:06 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-11 14:47 -0500
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2011-08-11 22:32 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-08-12 06:00 -0700
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-12 10:49 -0500
              Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Joe Greer <jgreer@doubletake.com> - 2011-08-12 13:46 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-12 10:58 -0500
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Joe Greer <jgreer@doubletake.com> - 2011-08-12 20:22 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-12 15:57 -0500
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leo Equinox Gaspard <ekinox1995@gmail.com> - 2011-08-13 20:58 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-13 18:16 -0400
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leo Equinox Gaspard <ekinox1995@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 07:55 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-16 09:04 -0400
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leo Equinox Gaspard <ekinox1995@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 00:11 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-17 10:24 +1200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leo Equinox Gaspard <ekinox1995@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 01:33 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leo Equinox Gaspard <ekinox1995@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 00:18 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-17 10:29 +1200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leo Equinox Gaspard <ekinox1995@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 01:37 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-17 12:02 +1200
  Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-09 16:38 +0000
  Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-09 15:42 -0400
    Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-09 15:39 -0500
      Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leo Equinox Gaspard <ekinox1995@gmail.com> - 2011-08-09 23:39 +0200
        Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-09 17:18 -0500
      Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-09 20:06 -0400
        Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-10 06:54 +0000
          Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-10 12:20 +0000
            Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-10 11:34 -0500
              Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Paul Brettschneider <paul.brettschneider@yahoo.fr> - 2011-08-10 20:34 +0200
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Paul Brettschneider <paul.brettschneider@yahoo.fr> - 2011-08-10 21:06 +0200
              Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-11 21:00 +0000
      Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> - 2011-08-10 11:10 +0200
        Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-10 10:40 +0000
          Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-10 09:02 -0400
            Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-11 08:05 +0000
          Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> - 2011-08-10 21:17 +0200
        Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2011-08-10 11:12 -0500
          Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-11 11:07 +0100
            Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-13 00:14 +0100
              Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-13 14:54 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-13 15:26 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-14 18:14 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 01:09 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-15 02:15 -0700
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 12:18 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 13:22 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 13:38 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 14:06 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 16:05 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 16:20 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 20:24 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 22:09 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 22:19 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 03:10 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 13:08 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 14:01 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 14:10 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 03:07 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 13:05 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 13:57 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 14:07 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 19:29 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 19:35 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 00:01 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 00:11 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 01:23 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-15 13:32 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 15:20 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-15 15:33 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-16 07:34 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 13:49 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-16 15:02 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 16:07 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 19:50 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 19:57 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 00:12 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-16 19:34 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-17 12:55 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 14:32 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-17 20:11 +0000
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-18 11:00 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-08-15 15:35 -0700
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 06:34 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 12:23 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-17 02:01 -0700
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 12:29 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 14:13 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 14:18 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 14:43 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 15:23 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 15:31 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 15:48 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 15:53 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? SG <s.gesemann@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 07:54 -0700
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 20:40 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Larry Evans <cppljevans@suddenlink.net> - 2011-08-17 10:54 -0500
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-17 12:44 -0500
                jump table vs. vector of function pointers(was Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Larry Evans <cppljevans@suddenlink.net> - 2011-08-17 15:18 -0500
                Re: jump table vs. vector of function pointers(was Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2011-08-17 22:48 +0200
                Re: jump table vs. vector of function pointers(was Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Larry Evans <cppljevans@suddenlink.net> - 2011-08-17 16:49 -0500
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> - 2011-08-17 13:50 -0400
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-17 22:04 +0100
                Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-22 03:23 -0700
    Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-12 05:51 -0700
      Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-13 08:45 -0400
    Re: maximum cases in a switch ? James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-08-21 16:55 -0700
      Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-21 23:22 -0500
        Re: maximum cases in a switch ? Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-22 08:14 -0400
        Re: maximum cases in a switch ? James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-08-22 10:56 -0700

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