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<dd class="notedate">Posted on 07 Aug, 2008 | <dd class="notedate">Posted on 07 Aug, 2008 | ||
<dt class="note">'''[[User:ColonelSandersLite|ColonelSandersLite]]''' | <dt class="note">'''[[User:ColonelSandersLite|ColonelSandersLite]]'''<dd class="note"><br> | ||
Be careful of the parenthesis around the variable you're switching on. If you accidentally use braces instead (ex: switch {_myVar} do{...), it won't error, but will always return default.<br> | Be careful of the parenthesis around the variable you're switching on. If you accidentally use braces instead (ex: switch {_myVar} do{...), it won't error, but will always return default.<br> | ||
<dd class="notedate">Posted on 11 Aug, 2008 | |||
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Dr_Eyeball|Dr_Eyeball]]''' | <dd class="notedate">Posted on 11 Aug, 2008 | ||
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Dr_Eyeball|Dr_Eyeball]]'''<dd class="note"> | |||
Using [[switch]] with strings is case-sensitive, (unlike string comparisons). | Using [[switch]] with strings is case-sensitive, (unlike string comparisons). | ||
<dd class="notedate">Posted on 12 Aug, 2008 | |||
<dt class="note">'''[[User:General_Barron|General Barron]]''' | <dd class="notedate">Posted on 12 Aug, 2008 | ||
<dt class="note">'''[[User:General_Barron|General Barron]]'''<dd class="note"> | |||
To be safe about the case sensitivity issue, use the [[toLower]] or [[toUpper]] command to force all strings to a certain case. | To be safe about the case sensitivity issue, use the [[toLower]] or [[toUpper]] command to force all strings to a certain case. | ||
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<dt class="note">'''[[User:Iva|Iva]]''' | <dd class="notedate">Posted on 06 Oct, 2009 | ||
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Iva|Iva]]'''<dd class="note"> | |||
It's possible to use [[Boolean]] value as a switch and [[Code]] as case. One thing to take special care in such case is that code must be in parentheses. Example: | It's possible to use [[Boolean]] value as a switch and [[Code]] as case. One thing to take special care in such case is that code must be in parentheses. Example: | ||
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Revision as of 02:56, 18 October 2011
Description
- Description:
- Switch form.
- Groups:
- Uncategorised
Syntax
- Syntax:
- switch do block
- Parameters:
- switch: Switch Type
- block: Code
- Return Value:
- Anything
Examples
- Example 1:
switch (_condition) do { case 1: {hint "1"}; case 2: {hint "2"}; default {hint "default"}; };- Example 2:
switch (_condition) do { case true: {hint "true"}; case false: {hint "false"}; default {hint "default"}; };- Example 3:
switch (_condition) do { case "string1": {hint "string1"}; case "string2": {hint "string2"}; default {hint "default"}; };
Additional Information
- See also:
- Control Structures
Notes
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Notes
- Posted on 07 Aug, 2008
- ColonelSandersLite
Be careful of the parenthesis around the variable you're switching on. If you accidentally use braces instead (ex: switch {_myVar} do{...), it won't error, but will always return default.
- Posted on 11 Aug, 2008
- Dr_Eyeball
- Using switch with strings is case-sensitive, (unlike string comparisons).
- Posted on 12 Aug, 2008
- General Barron
- To be safe about the case sensitivity issue, use the toLower or toUpper command to force all strings to a certain case.
- Posted on 06 Oct, 2009
- Iva
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It's possible to use Boolean value as a switch and Code as case. One thing to take special care in such case is that code must be in parentheses. Example:
switch (true) do { case (_boolVar): {someCode}; case (unit1 distance unit2 > 5): {someCode}; };