switch/case statement in C++ with a QString type

Question

I want to use switch-case in my program but the compiler gives me this error:

switch expression of type \'QString\' is illegal

How can I us

Answer 1

try this:

// file qsswitch.h
#ifndef QSSWITCH_H
#define QSSWITCH_H

#define QSSWITCH(__switch_value__, __switch_cases__) do{\
    const QString& ___switch_value___(__switch_value__);\
    {__switch_cases__}\
    }while(0);\

#define QSCASE(__str__, __whattodo__)\
    if(___switch_value___ == __str__)\
    {\
    __whattodo__\
    break;\
    }\

#define QSDEFAULT(__whattodo__)\
    {__whattodo__}\

#endif // QSSWITCH_H

how to use:

#include "qsswitch.h"

QString sW1 = "widget1";
QString sW2 = "widget2";

class WidgetDerived1 : public QWidget
{...};

class WidgetDerived2 : public QWidget
{...};

QWidget* defaultWidget(QWidget* parent)
{
    return new QWidget(...);
}

QWidget* NewWidget(const QString &widgetName, QWidget *parent) const
{
    QSSWITCH(widgetName,
             QSCASE(sW1,
             {
                 return new WidgetDerived1(parent);
             })
             QSCASE(sW2,
             {
                 return new WidgetDerived2(parent);
             })
             QSDEFAULT(
             {
                 return defaultWidget(parent);
             })
             )
}

there is some simple macro magic. after preprocessing this:

QSSWITCH(widgetName,
         QSCASE(sW1,
         {
             return new WidgetDerived1(parent);
         })
         QSCASE(sW2,
         {
             return new WidgetDerived2(parent);
         })
         QSDEFAULT(
         {
             return defaultWidget(parent);
         })
         )

will work like this:

// QSSWITCH
do{
        const QString& ___switch_value___(widgetName);
        // QSCASE 1
        if(___switch_value___ == sW1)
        {
            return new WidgetDerived1(parent);
            break;
        }

        // QSCASE 2
        if(___switch_value___ == sW2)
        {
            return new WidgetDerived2(parent);
            break;
        }

        // QSDEFAULT
        return defaultWidget(parent);
}while(0);