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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk>
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Subject: Re: questions from a newbie
Date: 15 Jul 2004 17:09:37 +0200
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Zork wrote:

> q1) can:
> 
> c : character;
> 
> if c in 'A'..'Z' or c in 'a'..'z' or c in '0'..'9' then
>    ....
> end if;
> 
> be written as something like:
> 
> c : character;
> 
> if c in ('A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9') then
>    ....
> end if;

Sort of:

   case C in
      when 'A' .. 'Z' | 'a' .. 'z' | '0' .. '9' =>
         ....
      when others =>
         null;
   end case;

Greetings,

Jacob
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