Is there a better way to write code like this:
if (var == "first case" or var == "second case" or var == "third case" or ...)
In Python I can write:
if var in ("first case", "second case", "third case", ...)
which also gives me the opportunity to easily pass the list of good options:
good_values = "first case", "second case", "third case"
if var in good_values
This is just an example: the type of var may be different from a string, but I am only interested in alternative (or) comparisons (==). var may be non-const, while the list of options is known at compile time.
Pro bonus:
- laziness of
or - compile time loop unrolling
- easy to extend to other operators than
==