<switch>
Syntax
<switch> <case> ... </case> ... <default> ... </default> </switch>
Details
Attribute or Element | Description |
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name, disabled, xpos, ypos, xend, yend attributes | See “Common Attributes and Elements.” |
<annotation> element | |
<case> element | Required (at least one). Each <case> element defines a condition that may or may not be true. |
<default> element | Optional. Specifies the action to take if no <case> condition is satisfied. If present, must appear last in the <switch> element. |
Description
The <switch> element contains a sequence of one or more <case> elements and an optional <default> element.
When a <switch> element is executed, it evaluates each <case> condition in turn. These conditions are logical expressions in the scripting language of the containing <process> element. If any expression evaluates to the integer value 1 (true), then the contents of the corresponding <case> element are executed; otherwise the expression for the next <case> element is evaluated.
If no <case> condition is true, the contents of the <default> element are executed.
As soon as one of <case> elements is executed, execution control leaves the surrounding <switch> statement. If no <case> condition matches, control leaves the <switch> after the <default> activity executes.
If no <case> is true and there is no <default>, no activity results from the <switch> statement.
Activities within a <case> element can be any BPL activity, including <assign> elements as in the example below:
<switch name='Approved?'> <case name='No PrimeRate' condition='context.PrimeRate=""'> <assign name='Not Approved' property="response.IsApproved" value="0"/> </case> <case name='No Credit' condition='context.CreditRating=""'> <assign name='Not Approved' property="response.IsApproved" value="0"/> </case> <default name='Approved' > <assign name='Approved' property="response.IsApproved" value="1"/> <assign name='InterestRate' property="response.InterestRate" value="context.PrimeRate+10+(99*(1-(context.CreditRating/100)))"> <annotation> <![CDATA[Copy InterestRate into response object.]]> </annotation> </assign> </default> </switch>