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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] switch expression
From: ilija.tovilo@me.com (Ilija Tovilo)

Hi Rowan

> The problem with that is that it requires a temporary variable to be
> switched on. If I want to switch on, say, a method call, I can write this
> for equality:

I agree. The iffy part would be recognizing if the case expression should be equated to the switch input or evaluated on its own.
That is still something we could address in a later RFC for both the statement and expression.

Regards