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From: Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Help with methods, classes and parameters
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markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> writes:

>     switch (optionInt) {
>     case 0:
>         return;
>         break;

> I left in the break because when you edit a program, sometimes you forget
> and change things, and the break helps prevent an unexpected fall through
> when you make a change.  It doesn't hurt anything to leave it in even
> though the break is extraneous.

However, I suspect it may cause a warning about unreachable code and
even prevent compilation with some IDE settings.

-- 
Jukka Lahtinen