Advanced switch statements

[kuletako327]

problem starts at an unknown value.
the amount of options for the switch statement is dependent on the user.
lets say that there are 3 options made by the user via his inputs.
can i make a switch statement that adapts to the user input?

input:
option 1
option 2
option 3

display:
[1]option 1
[2]option 2
[3]option 3
choice:

then code-wise the switch statement goes like this.
switch(choice)
case (userinput1): something happens break;
case (userinput2): something happens break;
case (userinput3): something well, happens break;
default: invalid input please choose again.break;

in reality you wont know how many "case"s there will be it just depends on how many inputs the user makes.

[laserlight]

in reality you wont know how many "case"s there will be it just depends on how many inputs the user makes.

Therefore, a switch statement is not appropriate since the number of cases will be fixed at compile time.

Perhaps a dynamic array would suit the problem better, or some other way to map the option value with something.

[anduril462]

No, you can not do that with switch statements. That requires your program modifying the source code, recompiling itself and replacing the running image in memory.

For something like this, you generally need to keep some sort of mapping between choices (looks like an int in your case) and actions (possibly via function pointers). If the user gets to make up menu choices how will the user know what action is tied to what choice?

[kuletako327]

i see thanks for the replies.. imma try a linklist kind of options.. ill see if that would work better. working on my computer programming project. due in 8hrs ) hahaha.. on the final stages of my program just a little buggy in the mean time.