switch problem

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MJV 0 Junior Poster in Training

15 Years Ago

Im new to C# and having trouble with this code: I have a combo box on a form optypeCB and when a particular type is picked(Draw,Form,Pierce,Trim) I would like a numerical value assigned to a text box designhrsTB. My code is as follows but it does not work can anyone help me. Thanks in advance

        optypCB.Text ;
        switch(int);
        {
            case "Draw":
                designhrsTB = 80;
            case  "Form":
                designhrsTB = 120;
            case "Pierce":
            designhrsTB =120;
            case "Trim":
            designhrsTB =160;
        }

Edited 11 Years Ago by pritaeas because: Fixed formatting

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ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator

15 Years Ago

switch(int); What is int? Remove the ; after it to begin with.
Where is default? Where is break?

nelis 5 Newbie Poster

15 Years Ago

The switch statement is similar for all languages. I'm trying not to be rude but saying "Im new to C#" and put a ; after switch() is more like "I'm new to programming altogether".

If this is the case, I'd suggest reading on line about switch and other language syntax.

ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator

15 Years Ago

Do you know Google?
I typed in switch in C# and got as first hit among 5.390.000 others : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/06tc147t(VS.71).aspx

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MJV 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 1 · 2009-02-16T22:08:26+00:00

I thought i had to call it an integer? Not sure where break or default should be.

MJV 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 2 · 2009-02-16T22:36:38+00:00

any suggestions for a good source to read. I have read a few but still very fuzzy

sknake 1,622 Senior Poster Featured Poster · Answer 3 · 2009-02-16T22:57:00+00:00

You can switch directly on the string, but make sure you won't have a case-sensitive issue. More can be read at: http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2003/08/14/50227.aspx

switch(optypCB.Text)
{
case "Draw":
designhrsTB = 80; break;
case "Form":
designhrsTB = 120; break;
case "Pierce":
designhrsTB =120; break;
case "Trim":
designhrsTB =160; break;
default:
throw new Exception("Unknown selection");
}

ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster · Answer 4 · 2009-02-16T23:03:37+00:00

Yeah, sknake, you are very good. But the point was to let him figure that out by himself...

sknake 1,622 Senior Poster Featured Poster · Answer 5 · 2009-02-16T23:30:55+00:00

I have gotten the sense of a lot of users on this forum sharing the same mindset? Why is that :(

We posted at the same time before i saw you provided articles, but I figured I would help him out since he was getting blasted about his misuse of a semi colon.

Rashakil Fol 978 Super Senior Demiposter Team Colleague · Answer 6 · 2009-02-17T04:34:28+00:00

I have gotten the sense of a lot of users on this forum sharing the same mindset? Why is that :(

I agree, it seems like somehow the mindset of figuring out how to write code on your own has been transformed in this thread into the mindset of knowing all the features of a language and figuring out how it works, all while somehow being able to distinguish between good sources of information and bad sources of information without having the knowledge needed to do so.

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