better-enums/doc/tutorial/4-switch.md
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## Safe switch
A Better Enum can be used directly in a `switch` statement:
#include <iostream>
<em>#include <enum.h></em>
<em>ENUM(Channel, int, Red, Green, Blue)</em>
int main()
{
Channel channel = Channel::Green;
int n;
<em>switch </em>(<em>channel</em>) {
<em>case Channel::Red</em>: n = 13; break;
<em>case Channel::Green</em>: n = 37; break;
<em>case Channel::Blue</em>: n = 42; break;
}
If you miss a case or add a redundant one, your compiler should be able to give
you a warning &mdash; try it!
---
std::cout << n << std::endl;
return 0;
}
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