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Case statement has incorrect range of integers expression (VB)

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CodeRush Classic shows the Case statement has incorrect range of integers expression (VB) code issue if the Case statement has an incorrect range of integers. For instance, 10 - 20 instead of 10 To 20.

Note

This code issue is available only in Visual Basic code.

#Fix

Correct the range of integers in the Case statement.

#Purpose

Highlights Case statements with values specified as “A - B”. For example, Case 10 - 20. This statement is equivalent to Case -10, because the compiler recognizes “10 - 20” as a subtraction operation. Use the To keyword instead of “-” to correctly specify the range of integers in a Case statement.

#Example

Public Function GetWeightCategory(weight As Integer) As String
    Select Case weight
        Case 0 - 10
            Return "light"
        Case 11 - 30
            Return "medium"
        Case 31 - 50
            Return "heavy"
        Case Else
            Return "too heavy to lift"
    End Select
End Function

Fix:

Public Function GetWeightCategory(weight As Integer) As String
    Select Case weight
        Case 0 To 10
            Return "light"
        Case 11 To 30
            Return "medium"
        Case 31 To 50
            Return "heavy"
        Case Else
            Return "too heavy to lift"
    End Select
End Function