Re: [Vala] Request for new keyword "nobreak"

[Flemming Richter Mikkelsen <frm member fsf org>]

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Flemming Richter Mikkelsen
<frm member fsf org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Nelson, Jim <jim yorba org> wrote:
> > Apparently this is possible in C# with the "goto case <label>" syntax:
> >
> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/174155/switch-statement-fallthrough-in-c
> >
> > Doesn't work in Vala, however.
> >
> > I'm not advocating for switch-case fallthrough, but C# was able to provide
> > it without reserving another keyword.
>
> I know about that C# hack, but I think it is a rather ugly and as you
> said, does not work in Vala.

One other way, would be to allow case fallthrough and give warnings
instead of errors.
That way, the programmer would also know if he/she forgot the break keyword.

As I understand it, the main reason for removing case fallthrough, was
to elliminate errors due to missing break statements.

In general, I don't use case fallthrough much, but in some (rare)
situations it makes very much sense.  And as I see it, Vala is
limiting the programmer from writing clean code in those situations.