Re: case labels

[Ben Pfaff]

"Bartc" <bc@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> OK, let's try:
>
> switch (cmdcode)
> {case 1000..1999: filecmds(); break
>  case 2000..2499: editcmds(); break;
>  case 2500..2999: viewcmds(); break
>  default: misccmds();
>  };

C99 imposes a limit of 1023 case values in a switch statement, so
that switch statement would require at least one more extension
beyond case ranges.
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