Index: src/func.c
==================================================================
--- src/func.c
+++ src/func.c
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@
 static void typeofFunc(
   sqlite3_context *context,
   int NotUsed,
   sqlite3_value **argv
 ){
-  const char *z = 0;
+  static const char *azType[] = { "integer", "real", "text", "blob", "null" };
+  int i = sqlite3_value_type(argv[0]) - 1;
   UNUSED_PARAMETER(NotUsed);
-  switch( sqlite3_value_type(argv[0]) ){
-    case SQLITE_INTEGER: z = "integer"; break;
-    case SQLITE_TEXT:    z = "text";    break;
-    case SQLITE_FLOAT:   z = "real";    break;
-    case SQLITE_BLOB:    z = "blob";    break;
-    default:             z = "null";    break;
-  }
-  sqlite3_result_text(context, z, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+  assert( i>=0 && i<ArraySize(azType) );
+  assert( SQLITE_INTEGER==1 );
+  assert( SQLITE_FLOAT==2 );
+  assert( SQLITE_TEXT==3 );
+  assert( SQLITE_BLOB==4 );
+  assert( SQLITE_NULL==5 );
+  sqlite3_result_text(context, azType[i], -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
 }
 
 
 /*
 ** Implementation of the length() function