case expressions/transfers

Matthew Fluet fluet@CS.Cornell.EDU
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:29:04 -0500 (EST)


> I  know  of  one case where it is worth while to not require a default in the
> case of a case statement on a Char/Word8: a byte-code interpreter.  

Why?  Is it when the case statement gets compiled to a jump table and your
pimped by the range check?