Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 20:08:21 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: interesting error
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> I got an error in a switch statement: case bypasses local variable
> initialization.  any ideas what it is and how to fix?

Instead of this:

	switch (x) {
	  case 3:
	    int x = 0;
	}

do this:

	int x;
	switch (x) {
	  case 3:
	    x = 0;
	}

or sometimes this:

	switch (x) {
	  case 3:
	    int x;
	    x = 0;
	}

or even this:

	switch (x) {
	  case 3:
	    {
	      int x = 0;
	    }
	}