> Indeed. But with instances like: > > case chrCapital_A ... chrCapital_W : > Case chrCapital_Y ... chrCapital_Z : > Case chrSmall_A ... chrSmall_W : > case chrSmall_Y ... chrSmall_Z : > > I'd rather not have to write them all. And isn't iteasier on CPU too? > (assuming the compiler writes a single 'if')
Internally, the CodeWarrior compiler treats them the same -- it already optimizes a continuous range of values, and turns case statements into a tree of ifs or a lookup table with bounding comparisons based on what would be more efficient code. -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
