Comparing ranges with switch

[Josiah Noel]

we sorta have this with switch guards

switch (intyMcIntFace) {

case Integer i when i > 1 && i < 10 -> {}

case 42 -> {}


default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected value: ");

}

On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 8:16 AM Red IO <redio.development at gmail.com> wrote:

> The switch statement saw a huge transformation over the past few releases.
> So I was quite surprised to realize that the current switch construct can't
> check the range of an value.
> Example case x is between y and z.
> I'm most likely not the first one to notice that. Is there any discussion
> about adding some sort of range pattern? Would fit in the notion of the
> switch checking patterns quite well.
>
> Great regards
> RedIODev
>
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