Conditional Expressions

You use conditional expressions to create expressions that convert values.

The conditional expressions described in this section are building blocks for creating expressions that convert a value from one form to another.

Follow these rules:

  • In CASE statements, AND has precedence over OR.
  • Strings must be in single quotes.
Expression Example Description Syntax

CASE (If)

CASE

WHEN score-par < 0 THEN 'Under Par'

WHEN score-par = 0 THEN 'Par'

WHEN score-par = 1 THEN 'Bogey'

WHEN score-par = 2 THEN 'Double Bogey'

ELSE 'Triple Bogey or Worse'

END

Evaluates each WHEN condition and if satisfied, assigns the value in the corresponding THEN expression.

If none of the WHEN conditions are satisfied, it assigns the default value specified in the ELSE expression. If no ELSE expression is specified, the system automatically adds an ELSE NULL.

Note: See Best Practices for using CASE statements in Analyses and Visualizations.

CASE WHEN request_condition1 THEN expr1 ELSE expr2 END

CASE (Switch)

CASE Score-par

WHEN -5 THEN 'Birdie on Par 6'

WHEN -4 THEN 'Must be Tiger'

WHEN -3 THEN 'Three under par'

WHEN -2 THEN 'Two under par'

WHEN -1 THEN 'Birdie'

WHEN 0 THEN 'Par'

WHEN 1 THEN 'Bogey'

WHEN 2 THEN 'Double Bogey'

ELSE 'Triple Bogey or Worse'

END

Also referred to as CASE (Lookup). The value of the first expression is examined, then the WHEN expressions. If the first expression matches any WHEN expression, it assigns the value in the corresponding THEN expression.

If none of the WHEN expressions match, it assigns the default value specified in the ELSE expression. If no ELSE expression is specified, the system automatically adds an ELSE NULL.

If the first expression matches an expression in multiple WHEN clauses, only the expression following the first match is assigned.

Note See Best Practices for using CASE statements in Analyses and Visualizations.

CASE expr1 WHEN expr2 THEN expr3 ELSE expr4 END

IfCase > ELSE

-

-

ELSE [expr]

IfCase > IFNULL

-

-

IFNULL([expr], [value])

IfCase > NULLIF

-

-

NULLIF([expr], [expr])

IfCase > WHEN

-

-

WHEN [Condition] THEN [expr]

IfCase > CASE

-

-

CASE WHEN [Condition] THEN [expr] END

SwitchCase > ELSE

-

-

ELSE [expr]

SwitchCase >IFNULL

-

-

IFNULL([expr], [value])

SwitchCase > NULLIF

-

-

NULLIF([expr], [expr])

SwitchCase > WHEN

-

-

WHEN [Condition] THEN [expr]