Re: Proposed Enhancement to select/case (yes, I know...)

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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 1990 16:46

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In article <BURLEY.90Aug30030645@world.std.com> burley@world.std.com (James C Burley) writes:
>... how about this: allow ranges (and, perhaps, lists) on case statements.

Such a feature appeared in one draft of ANSI C, and disappeared in the
next.  I believe the reason was the usual:  there was no implementation
experience with it, and it was a minor convenience rather than a solution
to a serious problem.
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Proposed Enhancement to select/case (yes, I know...)
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