Name: mc57594 Date: 02/24/97


I want to use the object type as the case label.

Fantasy:
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class abc{}
class a extends abc{};
class b extends abc{};
class c extends abc{};

public void myProc(abc p_abc){
  switch(p_abc){
    case a: ;
    case b: ;
    case c: ;
  }
}

I was implementing this by using method overriding like the following

Reality
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abstract class abc{
  abstract public void myProc();
}
class a extends abc{
  public void myProc() { }
};
class b extends abc{
  public void myProc() { }
};
class c extends abc{
  public void myProc() { }
};

public void myProc(abc p_abc){ p_abc.myProc(); }

So the inheritance does the selection. Since this is so mechanical I thought perhaps you could automate it. Clearly it would be valuable in all the atction handler stuff.
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