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Doom64hunter: Remove misleading information

2021-09-12T07:16:51Z

Remove misleading information

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	The '''case''' keyword works like an [[ifvare]] statement, and '''default''' operates on every possibility that is ''not'' specified by a case statement. Each case block must be terminated with a '''[[break]]''' statement.		The '''case''' keyword works like an [[ifvare]] statement, and '''default''' operates on every possibility that is ''not'' specified by a case statement. Each case block must be terminated with a '''[[break]]''' statement.

	Caution: Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them. A workaround is to put the nested switch in a separate state, and call that state from inside the first switch.

	Also, adding extra [[break]] statements inside a case argument will cause a lot of errors. Again, the workaround is to put the commands that need to be separated in another state, along with the break.

	See: [http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/control/ Control Structures @ C++ Documentation]		See: [http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/control/ Control Structures @ C++ Documentation]

	[[Category:EDuke commands]]		[[Category:EDuke commands]]

CraigFatman at 19:23, 20 February 2012

2012-02-20T19:23:38Z

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	endswitch		endswitch

	The '''case''' keyword works like an [[ifvare]] statement, and '''default''' operates on every possibility that is ''not'' specified by a case statement.		The '''case''' keyword works like an [[ifvare]] statement, and '''default''' operates on every possibility that is ''not'' specified by a case statement. Each case block must be terminated with a '''[[break]]''' statement.

	Caution: Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them. A workaround is to put the nested switch in a separate state, and call that state from inside the first switch.		Caution: Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them. A workaround is to put the nested switch in a separate state, and call that state from inside the first switch.

Hendricks266 at 00:53, 25 February 2011

2011-02-25T00:53:42Z

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	The '''switch''' statement in ~~con~~ is similar to that in C.		The '''switch''' statement in CON is similar to that in C.

	switch <gamevar>		switch <gamevar>
	case <constant>:		case <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	[[break]]		break
	case <constant>:		case <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	break		break
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	endswitch		endswitch

	The '''~~default~~''' keyword works like an [[~~ifvarn~~]] statement, ~~just like~~ '''~~case~~''' ~~works like an [[ifvare]]~~ statement.		The '''case''' keyword works like an [[ifvare]] statement, and '''default''' operates on every possibility that is ''not'' specified by a case statement.

			Caution: Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them. A workaround is to put the nested switch in a separate state, and call that state from inside the first switch.

	~~Caution: ''Nested switches do not work because~~ of the ~~way the CON compiler compiles them''. A~~ workaround is to put the ~~nested switch~~ in ~~a seperate~~ state, ~~and call that state from inside~~ the ~~first switch~~.		Also, adding extra [[break]] statements inside a case argument will cause a lot of errors. Again, the workaround is to put the commands that need to be separated in another state, along with the break.

	~~Also, putting extra~~ [~~[break]] statements inside a case argument will cause a lot of errors~~. ~~Again, the workaround is to put the commands that need to be seperated in another state, along with the break~~.		See: [http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/control/ Control Structures @ C++ Documentation]

	[[Category:EDuke commands]]		[[Category:EDuke commands]]

Hendricks266 at 21:36, 30 September 2006

2006-09-30T21:36:50Z

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	switch <gamevar>		switch <gamevar>
	case <constant>		case <constant>:
	<do something>		<do something>
	[[break]]		[[break]]
	case <constant>		case <constant>:
	<do something>		<do something>
	break		break
	[[~~endswitch~~]]		default
			<do something>
			break
			endswitch

			The '''default''' keyword works like an [[ifvarn]] statement, just like '''case''' works like an [[ifvare]] statement.

	Caution: ''Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them''. A workaround is to put the nested switch in a seperate state, and call that state from inside the first switch.		Caution: ''Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them''. A workaround is to put the nested switch in a seperate state, and call that state from inside the first switch.

Hendricks266 at 04:59, 6 August 2006

2006-08-06T04:59:55Z

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	[[endswitch]]		[[endswitch]]

	Caution: ''Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them''.		Caution: ''Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them''. A workaround is to put the nested switch in a seperate state, and call that state from inside the first switch.

			Also, putting extra [[break]] statements inside a case argument will cause a lot of errors. Again, the workaround is to put the commands that need to be seperated in another state, along with the break.

	[[Category:EDuke commands]]		[[Category:EDuke commands]]

71.142.216.30 at 06:27, 5 August 2006

2006-08-05T06:27:03Z

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	switch <gamevar>		switch <gamevar>
	case: <constant>		case <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	[[break]]		[[break]]
	case: <constant>		case <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	break		break
	[[endswitch]]		[[endswitch]]

			Caution: ''Nested switches do not work because of the way the CON compiler compiles them''.

	[[Category:EDuke commands]]		[[Category:EDuke commands]]

DeeperThought at 05:36, 19 July 2006

2006-07-19T05:36:57Z

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	switch <gamevar>		switch <gamevar>
	case <constant>		case: <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	[[break]]		[[break]]
	case <constant>		case: <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	break		break

Hendricks266 at 22:42, 18 July 2006

2006-07-18T22:42:39Z

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	<do something>		<do something>
	break		break
	endswitch		[[endswitch]]

	[[Category:EDuke commands]]		[[Category:EDuke commands]]

TX at 00:47, 25 September 2005

2005-09-25T00:47:24Z

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	break		break
	endswitch		endswitch

			[[Category:EDuke commands]]

Plugwash at 00:34, 31 August 2005

2005-08-31T00:34:00Z

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	The '''switch''' statement in con is similar to that in C.		The '''switch''' statement in con is similar to that in C.

	switch <gamevar>		switch <gamevar>
	case <constant>		case <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	[[break]]		[[break]]
	case <constant>		case <constant>
	<do something>		<do something>
	break		break
	endswitch		endswitch