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This will handle the else case but I don't believe that it handles the x
< 10 case correctly.


Patrick

-----Original Message-----
From: lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br
[mailto:lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br] On Behalf Of Anders Bergh
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 2:16 PM
To: Lua list
Subject: Re: Switch Tables

On 8/2/07, W. C. Bubel <inmatarian@gmail.com> wrote:
> However, I'm wondering what the table construction might be for a if 
> series such as this
>   if x < 10 then a()
>   elseif x == 11 then b()
>   elseif x == 12 then c()
>   else d() end
>

I suppose you could use a metatable:

switch = setmetatable({[10]=a, [11]=b, [12]=c}, {__index = function()
return d end})
switch[x]()

--
Anders