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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 11988] New: Add __switch symbol to allow retrieval of switch statement value

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           Summary: Add __switch symbol to allow retrieval of switch
                    statement value
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: andrej.mitrovich gmail.com



12:53:42 PST ---
Often you would want to use the value of the switch statement, but the only way
to do this is to store the value to a variable first. This has the unfortunate
effect of invading the outer scope:

-----
import std.string;

int get() { return 0; }

void a(int) { }
void b(int) { }
void c(int) { }

void main()
{
    int v = get();
    switch (v)
    {
        case 1: a(v); break;
        case 2: b(v); break;
        case 3: c(v); break;

        default:
            assert(0, format("Unhandled case %s", v));
    }

    // problem: v is still visible here
}
-----

To avoid invading the outer scope, but at the same time avoiding introduction
of arbitrary language features, it might be useful to introduce another
compiler-reserved symbol "__switch". The above code would then look like:

-----
import std.string;

int get() { return 0; }

void a(int) { }
void b(int) { }
void c(int) { }

void main()
{
    switch (get())
    {
        case 1: a(__switch); break;
        case 2: b(__switch); break;
        case 3: c(__switch); break;

        default:
            assert(0, format("Unhandled case %s", __switch));
    }
}
-----

The default diagnostic is where I've encountered a need for this feature, very
frequently too.

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monkeyworks12 hotmail.com changed:

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 Often you would want to use the value of the switch statement, but the only way
 to do this is to store the value to a variable first. This has the unfortunate
 effect of invading the outer scope:
 
 -----
 import std.string;
 
 int get() { return 0; }
 
 void a(int) { }
 void b(int) { }
 void c(int) { }
 
 void main()
 {
     int v = get();
     switch (v)
     {
         case 1: a(v); break;
         case 2: b(v); break;
         case 3: c(v); break;
 
         default:
             assert(0, format("Unhandled case %s", v));
     }
 
     // problem: v is still visible here
 }
 -----
 
 To avoid invading the outer scope, but at the same time avoiding introduction
 of arbitrary language features, it might be useful to introduce another
 compiler-reserved symbol "__switch". The above code would then look like:
 
 -----
 import std.string;
 
 int get() { return 0; }
 
 void a(int) { }
 void b(int) { }
 void c(int) { }
 
 void main()
 {
     switch (get())
     {
         case 1: a(__switch); break;
         case 2: b(__switch); break;
         case 3: c(__switch); break;
 
         default:
             assert(0, format("Unhandled case %s", __switch));
     }
 }
 -----
 
 The default diagnostic is where I've encountered a need for this feature, very
 frequently too.
Why don't we just allow `auto var = <expression>`, like in an if-statement? -- Configure issuemail: https://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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13:56:44 PST ---

 Why don't we just allow `auto var = <expression>`, like in an if-statement?
Because they would have different semantics. The if statement's body is not entered when the expression implicitly converts to false, e.g.: ----- void main() { if (auto x = 0) { assert(0); } // body not entered if (auto x = 1) { } } ----- ----- With a switch you wouldn't want this to happen. For example: void main() { switch (auto x = 0) { case 0: // this must continue to work. } } ----- So you'd end up with different semantics. -- Configure issuemail: https://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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yebblies <yebblies gmail.com> changed:

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 Why don't we just allow `auto var = <expression>`, like in an if-statement?
Because they would have different semantics. The if statement's body is not entered when the expression implicitly converts to false, e.g.: [snip] So you'd end up with different semantics.
Who would expect 'if' and 'switch' to have the same semantics? I don't think this is worth adding a magic symbol (nested switch statements?) but switch(auto a = b) solves this quite nicely. -- Configure issuemail: https://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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11:28:37 PST ---

 Who would expect 'if' and 'switch' to have the same semantics?
Well, consistency is king. And you may introduce a bug without noticing if during refactoring you change a switch statement into an if statement. __switch might seem a bit obscure though from the way it looks.. If the different semantics of "if (auto x = ..)" and "switch (auto x = ..)" isn't really a big issue then I'm all for it. -- Configure issuemail: https://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |DUPLICATE



00:29:57 PST ---
Just realized I already have a request to allow a declaration in the switch
statement, Issue 11070.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 11070 ***

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