TEXT in case constraint

[Maria Matejka]

Hello!

On 9/3/22 16:08, Mikhail Mayorov wrote:
> function casetest(string aaa)
> {
>      if aaa ~ "a1" then print "ok";
>      case aaa {
>      "a1" : print "a1";
>      "b1" : print "b1";
>      else: print "not a1, nor b1";
>      }
> }
> 
> Sometimes it will be comfortable. Why it is error?

The "case" construction creates a balanced binary decision tree for fast 
lookup by integer value. Lookup by string isn't implemented, therefore 
it's an error.

Patches welcome after relasing the next version of BIRD 2. If anybody 
wants to discuss how to implement it, just let me know by replying to 
this e-mail.

Maria
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