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I don't think 2 is a 'perfect square' as the bash code suggests it is. Could somebody maybe fix this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.65.110.71 (talk) 02:04, 5 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Fixed. Rich Farmbrough, 23:59, 13 December 2009 (UTC).Reply

Is there a typo in the third case statement in the given example? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.174.71.149 (talk) 06:24, 3 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Suggestion from 86.186.234.3:

"Note: The following examples make it difficult to evaluate the methods of each language since the examples across languages are not alike. If somebody were to re-write the example so they all achieved the same thing, it would be very helpful. Using the 'switch' construct in a program which displays the verses to "The twelve days of Christmas" makes for a Very good example of how switch can be used."

--- I have no opinion about this, myself... BillWvbailey (talk) 17:44, 3 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

The program in C is technically correct in terms of conditional statements, but I'm sure it's not "puts," it's at least "print". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clammybells (talk • contribs) 01:07, 21 May 2011 (UTC)Reply

No idea what you refer to. Stevebroshar (talk) 12:36, 5 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

The compilation section mentions "The first 'C' example below", but most examples have been removed from the page for whatever reason, so this no longer makes sense. Perhaps the old C example should be added into this section? --Rabbitkillrun (talk) 19:08, 25 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

I have no idea what this code is that's been removed. You do, I guess. Don't expect me to go looking for it. Just add it back if you think it's worthwhile. But... in general there are far too many example in WP. Less is more. This is not a programming guide. Stevebroshar (talk) 12:36, 5 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

In C you can also use "case" like this:

char c = 'X';

switch (c)
{
	case 'A' ... 'Z':
		printf("%c == upper letter\n", c);
		break;
	case 'a' ... 'z':
		printf("%c == lower letter\n", c);
		break;
	case '0' ... '9':
		printf("%c == digit\n", c);
		break;
	default:
		printf("%c == something else\n", c);
		break;
}

I haven't seen this before, it might be worth mentioning it. 2A02:908:1463:E7A0:2D1A:AD69:9EA8:B3BE (talk) 20:32, 4 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

Well... WP is not a guide for how to program in C or any language. Maybe there's a place for this in the article, but it should be relatively limited/small if at all. Stevebroshar (talk) 12:34, 5 September 2025 (UTC)Reply