ISSUE 147

Number 147
Category errata
Synopsis 9.5: case -- what happens after first match and execution
State lrmdraft
Class errata-simple
Arrival-DateOct 03 2002
Originator "Brian D. McMinn"
Release 2001b: 9.5
Environment
Description
Erratum from Brian D. McMinn <brian@amd.com> (24 September 2002).

In section 9.5, Brian McMinn suggests the following clarification :

"if one of the case item expressions matches the case expression
given in parentheses, then the statement associated with that
case item shall be executed."

--->

"if one of the case item expressions matches the case expression
given in parentheses, then the statement associated with that
case item shall be executed and the linear search shall terminate."
Fix

Section 9.5, first paragraph after first example (starting with
"The case item expression shall...":

REPLACE:
During the linear search, if one of the case item expressions
matches the case expression given in parentheses, then the
statement associated with that case item shall be executed.

WITH:
During the linear search, if one of the case item expressions
matches the case expression given in parentheses, then the
statement associated with that case item shall be executed and
the linear search shall terminate.


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