multiple variables and complex expressions in AS3 switch case statements

Question

I'm cleaning up some AS3 code today, and want to replace a bunch of messy if/else if/else statements with a switch statement.

private const myConstant:int = 3;
private var someNumber:int = 1000;
for(var i:int=0; i < someNumber; i++){
    switch(i, myConstant){
        case 0:
            function1();
            break;
        case (i % myConstant == 0):
            function2();
            break;
        default:
            function3();
    }
}

My program has many more case statements and variables, however, I cut it down for the sake of brevity. In this example, I want to call function2() on every third iteration of the loop. Now, myConstant is an important setting for the class which is used elsewhere, so I can't just put a literal 3 in the expression.

Can I evaluate multiple variables (and constants) in one switch?
Can I evaluate expressions such as the second case statement in my example?

Sunil D. · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-07 19:54:06Z

2

The switch keyword takes only one expression inside the parentheses (your comma separated variables above would not evaluate to one expression).

The case keyword also expects to evaluate one expression.

In your example, it's unnecessary to pass either i or myConstant into the switch statement. These vars are declared immediately above the switch and are accessible to any code inside the switch statement.

Perhaps you want something like this:

for (var i:int = 0, i < someNumber; i++)
{
    switch (true)
    {
        case i == 0:
            function1();
            break;
        case i % myConstant == 0:
            function2();
            break;
        default:
            function3();
    }
}

answered Jul 7, 2012 at 19:54

Sunil D.

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