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My switch statement is possessed o_O

by Stephen Triche · in Torque Game Builder · 06/22/2006 (12:49 pm) · 8 replies

I have the following bit of code


%testrandom = getRandom(1, 4);
echo(%testrandom);

switch (%testRandom)
{
case 1: do something;
case 2: do something;
case 3: do something;
case 4: do something;
default : do something that should never, ever, happen;
}


For some odd reason, default is happening.
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Torque Owner Stephen Triche
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#1
06/22/2006 (1:08 pm)
Dunno what I did, but it works fine now. No clue what happened

Torque Owner J. Alan Atherton
#2
06/22/2006 (1:33 pm)
No, you actually do need to have the break; statements in there. It signifies the end of the case. If I want something to happen on both 1 and 2, then I would do this:
switch(%number) {
  case 1:
  case 2:
     // Do the 1,2 thing
    break;
  case 3:
    // Do the 3 thing
    break;
  default:
    // Whatever
}

Torque 3D Owner Luke D
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#3
06/22/2006 (1:49 pm)
Actually TorqueScript doesn't work the way most other languages switch statements do, it does not fall through to the next case. The break statements are not necessary.

Torque Owner Adam Johnston
#4
06/22/2006 (2:46 pm)
I think the break statement is dangerous if your switch is inside a for. while, loop... never tested though

Torque 3D Owner Robert Blanchet Jr.
#5
06/22/2006 (3:06 pm)
I believe Torque will throw a syntax error on breaks inside a switch statement, I could be wrong though. However, I do know for a fact that break statements are not necessary in TorqueScript switch statements.

Torque Owner J. Alan Atherton
#6
06/22/2006 (3:42 pm)
I stand corrected.

Torque 3D Owner Matthew Langley
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#7
06/22/2006 (3:47 pm)
I think it may not throw a syntax error but may actually break you switch statement... and not in the intended way :)

Torque 3D Owner Tom Bampton
#8
06/22/2006 (4:02 pm)
It will give you a "break outside of a loop" error/warning at run time. It will compile just fine.