On Mon, 2009-01-12 at 16:49 -0500, tedd wrote:
> At 3:32 PM -0500 1/12/09, Robert Cummings wrote:
> >One has to wonder about the readability of the case version though since
> >one may not notice immediately the missing break statement.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Rob.
>
> Yes, but that's because of the way you wrote it -- consider this:
>
> <?php
> switch( $foo )
> {
> case 0:
> // something
> break;
>
> case 2:
> case 3:
> // something else
> // something elser
> break;
>
> default:
> // something defaulty
> }
> ?>
>
> If you group the case's together, then there's no problem
> understanding what happens in case 2 or 3.
>
> Cheers,
>
> tedd
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I'd go further and enclose the code meant to execute in each case inside
braces. Won't make a difference to the outcome of the code, but for some
code editors (KATE for example), it helps to be able to close blocks of
code so that it is hidden from view. DreamWeaver fans are missing out on
this still I believe.
Ash
www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
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