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From: steve g <Sgonedes1977@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Taming The Switch-Statement
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bartc <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

> On 26/10/2026 12:07, fir wrote:
>> fir pisze:
>>> if {} or if {} or if {} else {}
>> this form in fact is not bad, it simply showst two things
>> 1) you may use or outside the if clause (if this () can be named clause)
>> 2) else in fact work on logical group but ias sole if is alos a case of
>> logical group so else work on it sole in special case
>> otherwiste thse keywords here if or and else are quite 'legit'
>> if () {}
>> or if () {}
>> or if() {}
>> else {}
>> seems quite legit and it seem to ba a switch
> Excellent. A great thing about this is, this can also be legal C, that works
> now, if you just precede with this:
>
>   #define or else

be careful!