Re: maximum cases in a switch ?

From	"Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: maximum cases in a switch ?
Date	2011-08-16 19:34 +0100
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"Juha Nieminen" <nospam@thanks.invalid> wrote in message 
news:4e4a866a$0$4352$7b1e8fa0@news.nbl.fi...
> Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> I made it clear that the estimated number of clock cycles was based on a
>> worse case scenario, where all conditions were checked.
>
>  You made it clear? Where exactly? I went through the conversation again
> and nowhere did you make any mention whatsoever that you were talking 
> about
> "the worst case scenario", not directly, nor even in context.

I said "even is the last condition is the only one that is true".

> The only
> thing you did was to insult the poster who mentioned jump tables and then
> when I asked to explain yourself, you simply said that it's impossible to
> execute a large switch block on just 6 clock cycles.

No you are twisting the context from that of an unordered switch case, to 
what you incorrectly assumed to be that of an ordered switch case that was 
implemented as a jump table.



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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
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