You might like to look at the thread at Simple Switch statement for a recent discussion of an interesting variation on the theme of self-implemented switch statements. This, in a slightly modifed as shown at Re: Simple Switch statement, is now my current favorite variation.
Examine what is said, not who speaks.
"Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham
"When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." -Richard Buckminster Fuller
If I understand your problem, I can solve it! Of course, the same can be said for you.