C#

private string makeMessage(int value)
{
    // note that 'return is one valid way to exit a 'case block
    switch (value)
    {
        case 0:
            return "message: input is #0";
        case 1:
            return "message: input is #1";
        case 2:
            return "message: input is #2";
        default:
            Exception iEX = new Exception("MakeMessage: Input out of range");
            MessageBox.Show(iEX.Message);
            return "Kablooey !";
            // or throw the Exception?
    }
}

string x = makeMessage(0);
string y = makeMessage(1);
string z = makeMessage(2);

string makeAnError = makeMessage(5);

string [] msgarray = {"message 1", "message 2", "message 3"};

public string ShowMessage(int msgindex){
  return msgarray[msgindex];
}

V. wrote:

I don't think he meant for value to change from int to string, but rather made a typ-o.

V. wrote:

So making HTML out of it is like translating the bible from ancient greek to chinese while being blind.