Elegir conditional (Switch)

The Elegir condiditional is an alternative to si conditional that we saw in the previous chapter.

This conditional is used to perform different actions based on different logical conditions. In other words, this conditional evaluates an option in multiple possible cases and selects one of several code blocks to be executed.

The choose conditional contains the following statements:

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Syntax of the “elegir” conditional

Syntax example

elegir(expression)
  caso 1:
    #Code block
    romper
  caso 2:
    #Code block
    romper
  defecto:
    #Code block
fin

Code example

/*
Depending on which condition is fulfilled, it will execute the code in its corresponding case.

In this example the program will write on the screen

Well done!.
*/
score = 'B'

elegir(score)
  caso 'A':
    escribir("¡Excellent!.")
  caso 'B':
    escribir("¡Well done!.")
  caso 'C':
    escribir("¡Well done!.")
  caso 'D':
    escribir("You need to improve")
  caso 'F':
    escribir("You failed.")
  otro:
    escribir("Invalid score")
fin

Note

Note that the case has to be repeated for B and C at the moment, multiple cases are not allowed as a single option.