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Re: Switch question

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Date Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:44:51 +0100
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On 12-01-2014 18:26, richard wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:18:59 +0000 (UTC), Denis McMahon wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 11:48:48 -0500, richard wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> So what is the proper way to ensure the proper case is found correctly?
>>
>> You seem to have missed the paragraph beginning "It is important to
>> understand how the switch statement is executed in order to avoid
>> mistakes." on the manual page. This paragraph answers your question.
>
> for once I get to say, to you, >>>> RTFM!
> : is used for constants.
> ; is used for strings.
>

 From the manual:
"It's possible to use a semicolon instead of a colon after a case like:"

But this has nothing to do with contants or strings, or....?

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Switch question richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-01-12 11:48 -0500
  Re: Switch question Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 17:18 +0000
    Re: Switch question richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-01-12 12:26 -0500
      Re: Switch question Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2014-01-12 18:44 +0100
      Re: Switch question Evan Platt <evan@theobvious.espphotography.com.invalid> - 2014-01-12 10:47 -0800
        Re: Switch question Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 23:15 +0000
      Re: Switch question Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-01-12 16:07 -0500
        Re: Switch question Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-01-12 23:01 -0500
          Re: Switch question Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-01-12 23:10 -0500
            Re: Switch question Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-01-13 06:53 -0500
            Re: Switch question Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-13 13:11 +0000
      Re: Switch question Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 23:14 +0000
      Re: Switch question Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-01-13 01:40 +0000
        Re: Switch question The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-13 01:54 +0000
          Re: Switch question Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-01-13 03:19 +0000
    Re: Switch question Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2014-01-13 15:34 +0100
  Re: Switch question Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 17:22 +0000
    Re: Switch question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-01-12 23:36 +0100
  Re: Switch question Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2014-01-12 18:21 +0100
  Re: Switch question "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2014-01-12 17:34 +0000
  Re: Switch question Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2014-01-13 15:32 +0100

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