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From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: else ladders practice
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 18:53:52 +0100
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On 06.11.2024 11:01, Bart wrote:
>>>
>>>      x := (n | a, b, c, ... | z)
> 
> It's a version of Algol68's case construct:
> 
>    x := CASE n IN a, b, c OUT z ESAC
> 
> which also has the same compact form I use. I only use the compact
> version because n is usually small, and it is intended to be used within
> an expression: print (n | "One", "Two", "Three" | "Other").

Which answers my upthread raised questions. :-)

Thanks.

Janis