From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2002-12-08T17:28:47+09:00
Subject: Re: elseif?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel VanderWerf" <vjoel@PATH.Berkeley.EDU>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: elseif?


> nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > At Sun, 8 Dec 2002 06:18:52 +0900,
> > Joel VanderWerf wrote:
> > 
> >>x = 1.5
> >>
> > 
> >   case
> > 
> >>   when x < 0;             puts "x < 0"
> >>   when 0 <= x && x < 1;   puts "x in interval [0,1)"
> >>   when 1 <= x && x < 2;   puts "x in interval [1,2)"
> >>   when 2 <= x;            puts "x >= 2"
> >>end
> > 
> > 
> > If no expression after "case", "when" clause evaled as true
> > will be executed.
> > 
> 
> Much nicer that way. Now I *will* use it.

And so will I! That is amazing.
 
> I've updated the RubyIdioms page.
> 

Hmm, have to check that out... :)


Hal