VB does some things right

Post #84,141 by tablizer 2/25/03 8:59:17 PM Reply	VB does some things right VB allows more of a set-based approach. It kind of resembles: \nselect on (foo) \ncase 1:\n /* something for 1 /\ncase 1,4:\n / something for 1 and 4 /\ncase 2:\n / something for 2 /\ncase 2,3:\n / something for 2 and 3 /\ndefault:\n / something for other things */\nend select\n All without those fricken "break" dealies. ________________ oop.ismad.com
Post #84,196 by ChrisR 2/25/03 11:13:58 PM Reply	If I'm not mistaken... Having the same option in multiple case statements is legal in VB but it only peforms the first case that is matched.
Post #84,334 by tablizer 2/26/03 3:00:17 PM Reply	poor substitute for Boolean expressions Having the same option in multiple case statements is legal in VB but it only peforms the first case that is matched. You are right. Bad example on my part. But, if you want potentially multiple blocks to execute, then you might as well use IF blocks. I tend to shift to IF blocks for all but the simplest of case statements anyhow. They scale better in complexity. And, I don't like BREAK statements. Too easy to forget, and they are a dumb substitute for Boolean expressions IMO. Too Goto-like. ________________ oop.ismad.com
Post #84,220 by tseliot 2/26/03 2:03:07 AM Reply	Well, close. But cooler is the range stuff Select aNumber\n Case Is < 0\n FunctionA\n Case 0 to 3\n FunctionB\n Case 4, 15, 32, 78\n FunctionC\n Case Else\n FunctionD\nEnd Select Many fears are born of stupidity and ignorance - Which you should be feeding with rumour and generalisation. BOfH, 2002 "Episode" 10
Post #84,231 by CRConrad 2/26/03 6:34:26 AM Reply	Fugly syntax kind'a repeats itself: YTF "select" AND "case"? Our residentnoncapitalisedpoet claims VB's "range" case construct is so cool: Select aNumber\nCase Is < 0\nFunctionA\nCase 0 to 3\nFunctionB\nCase 4, 15, 32, 78\nFunctionC\nCase Else\nFunctionD\nEnd Select Just so nobody labours under the misapprehension that this was a VB "innovation" or anything... Pascal has had that since 197x! The ony difference being, the Pascal syntax is (as always) much cleaner and more elegant than VB's: Case AnInteger of\n -MAXINT .. -1 : ProcedureA;\n 0 .. 3 : ProcedureB;\n 4, 15, 32, 78 : ProcedureC;\n Else ProcedureD;\nEnd; {Case AnInteger} Behold the genius of Wirth in action: One construct, one keyword! [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Your lies are of Microsoftian Scale and boring to boot. Your 'depression' may be the closest you ever come to recognizing truth: you have no 'inferiority complex', you are inferior - and something inside you recognizes this. - [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=71575\|Ashton Brown]
Post #84,297 by tseliot 2/26/03 11:44:38 AM Reply	Not trying to imply invention Just pointing out: 1) tablizer's "VB" didn't look like any VB I've ever seen, and 2) I didn't think he pointed out anything really useful. So I thought I would. We now return you to your regularly scheduled language war. Many fears are born of stupidity and ignorance - Which you should be feeding with rumour and generalisation. BOfH, 2002 "Episode" 10
Post #84,445 by orion 2/26/03 8:09:43 PM Reply	Pascal was invented before Visual BASIC I remember using it in Turbo Pascal 2.0 before VB came out. Thanks for the reference. In Pascal, Semi-Colons are your friends. :) [link\|http://pub75.ezboard.com/bantiiwethey\| New and improved, Chicken Delvits!]

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