Unrecognised Pattern compiler error with haxe 3.3.0

#1

Hi,

I am getting an “Unrecognised pattern” error returned when I evaluate a string set as a public static inline var in a switch statement.

class StateId
{
public static inline var SAMPLE : String = "/sample/";
}

In another class I run a switch statement

switch("/sample/")
{
case StateId.SAMPLE:
	// do something
}

I know that this is something that has changed in haxe 3.3.0 but not sure what to do?

Thanks.

#2

I’m still on Haxe 3.2.1, there’s too many problems with the RC1 release of Haxe 3.3 for me :frowning:

#3

This is the unfortunate thing. HaxeFoundation folk don’t want to support 3.2.1 anymore because they’re busy with 3.3, but 3.3 is too rusty to use…classic legacy support dilemma, I guess.

#4

Removing the inline and making the variable read only from outside the class solves the compile time error.

public static var SAMPLE (default,null):String = "/sample/";
#5

Which haxe version are you using? it’s working correctly on 3.3.0-rc.1 http://try-haxe.mrcdk.com/#ABdf4

For these cases I’d recommend you to use an abstract enum . You get static inline by default and some benefits of both enums and abstracts.

#6

Thanks, that is a good idea.