switch(battle_state)
{
case BATTLE_SETUP:
int enemycount;
//this would cause the said error message
//I would have to create enemycount outside the switch()
break;
default:break;
}
Variables within a switch() statement
February 15, 2002 09:14 AM
My compiler, MVC++ 6.0, always sends extremely annoying error messages when I create a variable within a certain case label of a switch() statement. The error reads "Initializing of variable WHATEVER skipped by default/case label."
I seem to have to initialize all my variables before entering the switch(), even if I only need them for one label. Does anyone know how to get around this?
example:
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2,382
February 15, 2002 10:23 AM
Yeah, do this:
switch(battle_state){case BATTLE_SETUP: { int enemycount; } break;default:break;} February 15, 2002 04:11 PM
OK, but will those variables be lost after the closing "}" bracket, like in a function?
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219
February 15, 2002 04:21 PM
They leave scope upon reaching the ''}'' so yes.
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122
February 16, 2002 07:32 AM
Don't let that dissuade you from following the advice. It would have gone out of scope after the switch anyway. Incidently, that's one reason a clear and consistent indention standard is a good programming practice. Scope is easier to decipher.
ShadeStorm, the Day_Glo Fish
Edited by - ShadeStorm on February 16, 2002 8:43:49 AM
ShadeStorm, the Day_Glo Fish
Edited by - ShadeStorm on February 16, 2002 8:43:49 AM
ShadeStorm, the Day_Glo Fish
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