switch function in jass?

[Luckbot]

hiho

i decided to write my itemdropp functions in jass and now i'm wondering:
is there a function like switch in other languages?
or do i have to make a long chain of elseif functions?

thank you^^

 

[rulerofiron99]

Not that I'm aware of.

Use an array.

 

[Luckbot]

Not that I'm aware of.

Use an array.

why didnt i think of this
thank you

 

[rulerofiron99]

Because you've been spoiled by the switch feature ;p

 

[Magtheridon96]

Long chain of elseif statements as a last resort.

If you can use an array for this, go for it. It depends on the kind of information you have.

Beware though: Arrays have a size of 8192 at most (They are allocated dynamically in a logarithmic fashion)

If arrays won't cut it, use a hashtable.

You might be able to use an array even if your integers exceed 8192 by subtracting something like 'I000' for item ids (assuming you're going with the default raw codes generated by the Object Editor).

For unit raw codes, it gets a bit more complicated, so I'd suggest just using a simple hashtable in that case.