Select Case expressions

[fzabkar]

How can I improve the coding of Case Else? I can't seem to find a suitable example in the FB docs, assuming there is one.

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Dim bfilptr As UByte Ptr

Select Case bfilptr[i]

Case 48 To 64   :   bfilptr[i] -= 6
Case 35         :   bfilptr[i] = 59
Case 65         :   bfilptr[i] = 32
Case 66         :   bfilptr[i] = 63
Case Is > 98    :   bfilptr[i] -= 5
Case Else

    If ( bfilptr[i] <> 10 ) AndAlso ( bfilptr[i] <> 32 ) AndAlso ( bfilptr[i] <> 46 ) Then
        
        bfilptr[i] -= 9
        
    End If

End Select

[PaulSquires]

How about this (basically, do nothing if the values are 10, 32, 46)

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Select Case bfilptr[i]

Case 48 To 64   :   bfilptr[i] -= 6
Case 35         :   bfilptr[i] = 59
Case 65         :   bfilptr[i] = 32
Case 66         :   bfilptr[i] = 63
Case Is > 98    :   bfilptr[i] -= 5
Case 10, 32, 46
Case Else
        bfilptr[i] -= 9
End Select

[fzabkar]

Many thanks. In fact the same answer occurred to me a couple of minutes ago.

[D.J.Peters]

"case as const" will speed it up !
(internal a fast jump table are builded)

Joshy

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if bfilptr[i]>98 then
  bfilptr[i] -= 5
else  
  select case as const bfilptr[i]
  case 10
  case 32
  case 35         :   bfilptr[i] = 59
  case 46 
  case 48 To 64   :   bfilptr[i] -= 6
  case 65         :   bfilptr[i] = 32
  case 66         :   bfilptr[i] = 63
  case else
    bfilptr[i] -= 9
  end select
end if  

[fzabkar]

What about this?

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  Select Case As Const bfilptr[i]
  Case 10
  Case 32
  Case 35         :   bfilptr[i] = 59
  Case 46 
  Case 48 To 64   :   bfilptr[i] -= 6
  Case 65         :   bfilptr[i] = 32
  Case 66         :   bfilptr[i] = 63
  Case 99 To 255  :   bfilptr[i] -= 5
  Case Else       :   bfilptr[i] -= 9
  End Select

Is there any reason why I can't put 10, 32, 46 on the same line?

[MrSwiss]

What about this?

More than one 'case' on the same line:

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Select Case As Const bfilptr[i]
  Case 10, 32, 46	' do nothing
  Case 35         :   bfilptr[i] = 59
  Case 48 To 64   :   bfilptr[i] -= 6
  Case 65         :   bfilptr[i] = 32
  Case 66         :   bfilptr[i] = 63
  Case 99 To 255  :   bfilptr[i] -= 5
  Case Else       :   bfilptr[i] -= 9
End Select

[fzabkar]

What about this?

More than one 'case' on the same line:

I was wondering whether separate lines, or the numerical order of the constants, affected the optimisation of the jump table.

[MrSwiss]

I was wondering whether separate lines, or the numerical order of the constants, affected the optimisation of the jump table.

No, it doesn't. Since you'll not know which constant is called the most.
The jump table itself optimizes the Select Case [As Const] statement.

BTW: max. size of jumptable is: 8K entries (current FBC)