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Switch Statement

The Switch statement makes a decision according to the value of a variable or expression. It chooses among alternatives when each choice depends on the value of a single variable. Siebel eScript does the following:

1. Evaluates the switch_variable argument.
2. Compares the values in the Case statements, and then does one of the following depending on if it finds a match:
   • Finds a match. Runs the statement block that follows the Case statement whose value matches the value in the switch_variable argument. It runs until it reaches the end of the statement block or until a Break statement causes it to exit the statement block.
   • Does not find a match. If a default statement exists, then it runs the default statement.

Usage

Make sure you end a Case statement with a Break statement.

Format

switch( switch_variable )
{
   case value1:
      statement_block
      break;
   case value2:
      statement_block
      break;
   .
   .
   .
   [default:
      statement_block;]
}

Table 24 describes the arguments for the Switch statement.

Example

This example configures Siebel CRM to perform an action depending on an account type. In this example, a letter indicates the type of account:

switch ( key[0] )
{
case 'A':
   I=I+1;
   break;
case 'B':;
   I=I+2
   break;
case 'C':
   I=I+3;
   break;
default:
   I=I+4;
   break;
}

Siebel eScript runs code in the statement block until it encounters a Break statement. In this example, if you remove the Break statement that occurs after the I=I+2 statement, then Siebel eScript runs the following code:

• I=I+2
• I=I+3

For more information, see If Statement.