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2.2.7 switch/case part 2

The LPC switch statement is very intelligent, it can also use ranges in integers:

public void wheel_of_fortune() { int i; i = random(10); // Get a random number 0 - 9 // Strictly speaking, this local variable isn't // necessary, it's just there to demonstrate the // use and make things clearer. I could have // switched on 'random(10)' directly instead if // I had wanted to. switch (i) { case 0..4: write("Try again, sucker!\n"); break; case 5..6: write("Congrats, third prize!\n"); break; case 7..8: write("Yes! Second prize!\n"); break; case 9: write("WOOOOPS! You did it!\n"); break; default: write("Someone has tinkered with the wheel... Call 911!\n"); break; } }