case command?

[aaffe]

One Question, perhaps I have forgotten About the possibility to do this:
Do we alreade have an case-command in ahk?
Like:

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case a in
1) do xyz
2) do zzz
Default) do Nothing
end case

[JoeWinograd]

Hi aaffe,
There is no Case statement in AHK. You can simulate one with a series of If-Else statements. For example:

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If (Option="A")
{
  ; code for case A
}
Else
If (Option="B")
{
  ; code for case B
}
Else
If (Option="C")
{
  ; code for case C
}
Else
{
  ; code for case no match
}

Regards, Joe

[gregster]

Note that else if-statements don't have to be split into two separate lines. You can also do:

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Else If (Option="C")

But there needs to be a space between else and if

[JoeWinograd]

Yep, that works, too, although I prefer the If statement on a separate line for readability. But, of course, that's a matter of coding style...both work...pick whatever you prefer. Thanks for pointing that out, gregster. Regards, Joe

[aaffe]

Thank you. I know the Workaround with IFs, but I think a real case command would be better. But there isnt one as you wrote. Thanks for your answers!