Get rid of ugly if statements

Question

I have this ugly code:

if ( v > 10 ) size = 6;
if ( v > 22 ) size = 5;
if ( v > 51 ) size = 4;
if ( v > 68 ) size = 3;
if ( v > 117 ) size = 2         


        

Answer 1

Actually, if the sizes are likely to change, doing it in the database could be a good alternate strategy:

CREATE TABLE VSize (
   LowerBound int NOT NULL CONSTRAINT PK_VSize PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
   Size int NOT NULL
)
INSERT VSize VALUES (10, 6)
INSERT VSize VALUES (22, 5)
INSERT VSize VALUES (51, 4)
INSERT VSize VALUES (68, 3)
INSERT VSize VALUES (117, 2)
INSERT VSize VALUES (145, 1)

And a stored procedure or function:

CREATE PROCEDURE VSizeLookup
   @V int,
   @Size int OUT
AS
SELECT TOP 1 @Size = Size
FROM VSize
WHERE @V > LowerBound
ORDER BY LowerBound