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Subject: Re: In case statment? (was Re: is exception when others => null;
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Preben Randhol wrote:
> Ze Administrator wrote:
> 
>>Not easy to do, but it would be really cool
>>if you could generate
>>
>>    case Number is
>>
>>       when One   =>
>>       when Two   =>
>>       when Three =>
>>etc.
>>
>>In other words, if the tool could be smart enough
>>to find and parse the type of Number and provide
>>all the slots.
> 
> Not easy, besides what if you wanted:
> 
>       case Numer is
>          when One | Two =>
>          --
>          when Three =>
>          --

Not easy--that's what I said.  As for the above,
in most editors, I would highlight

     =>
   when

and hit the vert bar key.  Much easier than typing
the whole thing.