Switch

A switch statement is FiM++'s way of compressing code for the programmer and making if-then-elseif-then chains more readable by the reader.

Related Phrases Edit

• In regards to
• On the
  • hoof
  • nd hoof
  • rd hoof
  • st hoof
  • th hoof
• If all else fails
• That's what I did

FDS Edit

• Declaration:
  In regards to <value:number><punctuation>
  • Exactly one

• Case:
  On the <value:number constant>[nd hoof/rd hoof/st hoof/th hoof]<punctuation>
  • Optional
  • Selected when the value passed to the declaration is the same as the value in the case.
  • The numerical value MUST be a literal number or constant. Variables and method returns are not allowed.
    • The value must be unique from all others in the switch
  • Can be followed by any runnable code.

• Default case:
  If all else fails<punctuation>
  • Up to one
  • Selected when no other case is selected
  • Can be followed by any runnable code.

• Ending:
  That's what I did<punctuation>
  • Exactly one

Examples Edit

• In regards to Pinkie’s Tail:
On the 1st hoof...
I said “That’s impossible!”.
On the 2nd hoof...
I said “There must be a scientific explanation”.
On the 3rd hoof...
I said “There must be an explanation”.
On the 4th hoof...
I said “Why does this happen?!”.
I would flail.
If all else fails...
I said “She’s just being Pinkie Pie.”.
That’s what I did.