switch statements

[ozoneliar]

Does Ags support switch statements ?  If so how are they used in ags? are they just like c?

[Gilbert]

no. you have to use nested if's.

[ozoneliar]

Nested ifs are messy and ineffecient compared to switch statements. Are there any plans to include it in future versions?  mabye I could write a function that will help.

[Gilbert]

It's on the to-do list, but I think it's not of high priority.

[Radiant]

If you must, you can do something with an array of structs, and search as per a binary tree. Scripts aren't particularly efficient, but then 95% of AGS's processor time is spent updating the screen, so it doesn't bother people even on a 300 MHz machine.

[ozoneliar]

Yes I suppose I could do that, but I was just looking for a ready made easy way to do it.

[TerranRich]

Not in AGS. It isn't important to CJ (Pumaman) because there's a workaround that we all use (if's).