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switch(\[condition1, result1\],\[condition2, result2\],...,\[conditionN, resultN\],defaultResult) Evaluates a set of conditions in turn, and returns the associated result for the first match. |
Function: switch()
Evaluates a set of conditions in turn, and returns the associated result for the first match.
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switch([condition1, result1],[condition2, result2],[,...,[conditionN, resultN]],defaultResult)
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| conditionN | Boolean | The condition to be checked . |
| resultN | String | Result to be returned if condition is True. |
| defaultResult | String | If no condition results in True, this is the default result to be returned. |
Examples
switch( [startsWith(in.cli, "01223"), "Cambridge"], [startsWith(in.cli, "01604"), "Northampton"], "Elsewhere" )
This example shows how attribute in.cli, holding a telephone number, can be compared to a number of start codes and resolved to a destination. If none of the codes are matched, "Elsewhere" is the default destination returned.
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switch( [startsWith(in.cli, "01223"), "Cambridge"], [startsWith(in.cli, "01604"), "Northampton"], "Elsewhere" ) |
Returns "Cambridge" if in.cli = "01223456765".
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