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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Little switch improvement: get the used variable
From: figureonecpr@gmail.com (Sanford Whiteman)

Hi Martin,

> The `get_the_used_switch_variable()` is just a placeholder, name can be
> changed to something natural...maybe a constant.

I feel this has diminished utility once you consider that the "switch
variable" is actually an expression and could well include multiple
$variables. Plus there's also the pattern switch(true) { } where the
interesting variables appear in case statements. Hard for me to see
the justification, but maybe I'm missing it.  My $0.02...

-- Sandy