switch

switch statement.

Syntax

  • switch(expression), case test_expression_1, statements, case test_expression_2, statements, otherwise statements, end

Description

switch statement is used to selective execute code based on the value of either scalar value or a string.

otherwise clause is optional.

Examples

demo_switch.m

function c = demo_switch(a) switch(a) case {'hello', 'world'} c = 'message'; case {'red', 'green', 'blue'} c = 'color'; otherwise c = 'not sure'; end end
demo_switch('hello') demo_switch('red') demo_switch('?')

See also

for.

History

VersionDescription
1.0.0initial version

Author

Allan CORNET