From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-11-13T00:18:12+09:00
Subject: Re: case when when

2007/11/12, Shuaib Zahda <shuaib.zahda@gmail.com>:
> Hi all
>
> I am just wondering how can we make two cases belong to the same bunch
> of code. I tried to do it like c but it did not work. it is like this in
> c
>
> switch(x)
> {
> case 5:
>  #do bla bla
>  break;
> case 7 : case 9:
>  #do bla bla
>  break;
> default:
>  #bla
> }
>
> however, I tried to do the same way in ruby but it did not work.
> case x
> when 5:
>  #do bla
> when 7: when 9:
>  #do bla bla
> else
>  #bla
> end
>
> I know that when provides conditions and I can use them but I am just
> wondering what is the way because i did not find it in books and online

case foo
when 1, 2, 10
  then ...
else
  ...
end

Cheers

robert

-- 
use.inject do |as, often| as.you_can - without end