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Should I use switch statements or long if…else chains?
Often when I hear about the switch statement, its put off as a way to replace long if...else chains. But it seems that when I use the switch statement I'm writing more code that I would be just ...
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Refactoring Switch Statements and is there any real use for Switch Statements at all?
I was reading this article and was wondering, do we get rid of all switch statements by replacing them with a Dictionary or a Factory so that there are no switch statements at all in my projects.
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If-Else V.S. Switch end of flow
I was wondering the if if-else statements, is like a switch statement that does have a break statement.
if( boolean_expression_1 )
statement_1
else if( boolean_expression_2 )
statement_2
else ...
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Why use an OO approach instead of a giant “switch” statement?
I am working in a .Net, C# shop and I have a coworker that keeps insisting that we should use giant Switch statements in our code with lots of "Cases" rather than more object oriented approaches. His ...
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What is the benefit of switching on Strings in Java 7?
When I was starting to programme in Java, the fact that switch statements didn't take strings frustrated me. Then on using Enums, I realised the benefits that you get with them rather than passing ...
