RE: If statements inside switch statements?

  • From: "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:00:25 -0700

Hi,
What is the actual line of code that makes the compiler complain?
Cheers,
Joseph

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Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 10:55 AM
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Subject: Re: If statements inside switch statements?

Exactly. Every time I type that, I always get, illegal, else without
matching if.
I am using Microsoft visual studio 2008 express edition
Jes

On Jul 26, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote:

> Are you saying that you type something like:
> 
>    if( foo == bar)
>        doSomething();
>    else
>    DoSomethingElse();
> 
> and the else doesn't work?
> 
> On 07/26/2010 12:19 PM, Jes wrote:
>> Sorry, let me clarify. The reason I use switch is because I can't get
else statements to work inside your regular if then statements.
>> if (some condition happens)
>> {
>> Do this
>> }
>> else
>> {
>> do this other thing
>> } //end if
>> I can't get the else, portion of my code to compile.
>> That's why I use switch.
>> So, if I needed to put an if, then, statement inside of switch, is that
good programming practice?
>> Thanks
>> Jes
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