From: Jacob Fugal <lukfugl@...>
Date: 2007-01-06T01:55:11+09:00
Subject: Re: case when...

On 1/5/07, Josselin <josselin@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> >> case 'a'
> >>     when 'a1'
> >>         puts..
> >>         puts ...
> >>     return
> >>     when 'a2'
> >>         puts ...
> >>         puts ...
> >>         puts ...
> >>     return
> >>     when 'a3'  then puts ...
> >>     else
> >>         puts ...
> >>         puts  ...
> >> end
>
> a return was missing to close the latest 'else'....

Huh? You don't need returns to "close" the when's or else. Unlike C,
there's no "trickle" effect to Ruby case statements, one a branch has
been matched, only that branch is executed. There's no need for
"break" or "return" or anything like that.

Jacob Fugal