[julia-users] Re: switch case statement?

2015-01-18 Thread Ismael VC 
There is also a Switch package for 
Julia: https://github.com/dcjones/Switch.jl

El domingo, 16 de diciembre de 2012, 5:00:17 (UTC-6), Erik Engheim escribió:
>
> I can not seem to find any type of *switch case* statement in Julia. What 
> is the alternative? I know I could always use *elseif *but that is 
> cumbersome. My thinking was that perhaps due to the type system one does 
> not need switch case as often. Usually we use swith case with enums, but I 
> guess in Julia one could use types, and just define a bunch of short 
> functions. But this is just speculation on my side I would have loved to 
> hear what the thinking is behind leaving out *switch-case* functionality.

Re: [julia-users] Re: switch case statement?

2015-01-18 Thread Ivan Ogasawara 
very interesting!
El 18/01/2015 15:50, "Ismael VC"  escribió:

> There is also a Switch package for Julia:
> https://github.com/dcjones/Switch.jl
>
> El domingo, 16 de diciembre de 2012, 5:00:17 (UTC-6), Erik Engheim
> escribió:
>>
>> I can not seem to find any type of *switch case* statement in Julia.
>> What is the alternative? I know I could always use *elseif *but that is
>> cumbersome. My thinking was that perhaps due to the type system one does
>> not need switch case as often. Usually we use swith case with enums, but I
>> guess in Julia one could use types, and just define a bunch of short
>> functions. But this is just speculation on my side I would have loved to
>> hear what the thinking is behind leaving out *switch-case* functionality.
>
>