From: Tim Roberts <timr@...>
Date: 2011-01-13T16:45:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Case statements - Just beautification

flebber <flebber.crue@gmail.com> wrote:

>I just want to clarify case statements the name after the word case is
>this just for beautification and to help with code readability? What
>purpose does it serve.
>
>So in my code its "winunit" and matz's code its "birthyear".
>
># Method 1 - Confident - assign range
># number -> number
>def pricerange(x)
>puts "Enter the quoted price: "
>x = gets.chomp
>winalloc = case winunit
>  when x == (1.50...2.50) then ...
>  when x == (2.50...3.80) then ...
>  when x == (3.80...5.50) then ...
>  else something
>end

Perhaps its purpose would be clearer if you wrote it like Matz's code:

x = gets.chomp
winalloc = case x
  when (1.50...2.50) then ...
  when (2.50...3.80) then ...
  when (3.80...5.50) then ...
  else something
end
-- 
Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.