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IntegralExpression is an expression of integral typechar, short, int, long, or enum (we discuss enum in the next chapter). The optional SwitchLabel in front of a statement is either a case label or a default label: |
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In a case label, ConstantExpression is an integral expression whose operands must be literal or named constants. The following are examples of constant integral expressions (CLASS_SIZE is a named constant of type int): |
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