Re: Thoughts on switch please...
The best thing to do is put in comments. These days I put them in for
myself as well since 2 months from now I likely won't remember why I did it
either and I might look at the code and say "hey, I have an extra return
statement here... I should delete it". I often put a commen like:
// We're returning here because this switch value will cause CTime to
ASSERT.
Tom
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Joe came back and said it IS wrong and I disagreed, saying it is not
wrong, but unnecessary. It doesn't actually matter from the compilers
point of view and from the point of view of running the code, as anything
after the return won't be reached. I don't think it is WRONG, it is
personal preference. The code is unreachable, but I did wonder why the
compiler didn't give a warning to that effect!
GT, I happen to agree with your sentiments. Leave the "break" in. But
you are also right that it is a personal preference. If anything is
"wrong" is so much time and energy is wasted on making such a tempest in a
teapot.
-- David
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