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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / select-case with variable?

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Warty
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Posted: 7th Nov 2010 18:29
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Hi, I feel pretty dumb for asking but is there a workaround for using a variable name in a select case command? Ie-



The error given is

CASE needs a literal parameter at line 65.

Reason being with so many possible message types, it will be a lot of work to make any changes to the order/number if I cannot simply reference them as above. Having all the corresponding IDs in a big type with names is easier to read/find and adjust

I am surprised this doesn't seem possible. Thanks for any help.
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IanM
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Posted: 7th Nov 2010 21:41
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You can either use nested IF statements:


or switch to constants:


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Warty
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Posted: 8th Nov 2010 11:40
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Aah constants work, that's fine, they'll never change so that's just as good. Thank you, should have tried them really.

Is there any documented reasoning as to why it is this way? Not complaining but wondering if there was a technical reason for it being so.

Although this does bring about another point, no elseif command. Sure, there is the nested else..if but that makes quite messy code after a while. Seems like it should surely be slightly more efficient to have



But that's just me being used to what I am used to thank you again for the point about constants mate!
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