On Monday 11 February 2002 01:39 am, you wrote:
> From: Bejhan Jetha <nhlstar6@YAHOO.COM>
>
> >I know C doesn't support multiple case values but is there another way to
> >make it so you can still have two letters without using case values?
>
> you mean like
>
> int whichway(char *dir);
> {
> switch(dir)
> {
> case "N":
> return 0;
> case "NE":
> return 1;
> case "E":
> return 2;
>
> ::snip::
>
> }
> return -EError;
> }
I belive case would compare pointers, and almost certainly not match
anything. You'd have to do multiple strcmps in an if-elseif-else construct.
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