I need multiple cases in switch statement in JavaScript, Something like:
switch (varName)
{
case "afshin", "saeed", "larry":
alert('Hey');
break;
default:
alert('Default case');
break;
}
How can I do that? If there's no way to do something like that in JavaScript, I want to know an alternative solution that also follows the DRY concept.
Use the fall-through feature of the switch
statement. A matched case will run until a break
(or the end of the switch
statement) is found, so you could write it like:
switch (varName)
{
case "afshin":
case "saeed":
case "larry":
alert('Hey');
break;
default:
alert('Default case');
}
This works in regular JavaScript:
function theTest(val) {
var answer = "";
switch( val ) {
case 1: case 2: case 3:
answer = "Low";
break;
case 4: case 5: case 6:
answer = "Mid";
break;
case 7: case 8: case 9:
answer = "High";
break;
default:
answer = "Massive or Tiny?";
}
return answer;
}
theTest(9);
case (1||2||3):
is equivalent to case 1:
(since 1||2||3
evaluates to 1
).
Here's different approach avoiding the switch
statement altogether:
var cases = {
afshin: function() { alert('hey'); },
_default: function() { alert('default'); }
};
cases.larry = cases.saeed = cases.afshin;
cases[ varName ] ? cases[ varName ]() : cases._default();
switch ... case
. It's too easy to forget a break
statement, and if you use fall through intentionally, those forgotten break
statements can be very hard to spot. This method lookup version also has lots of great features that switch ... case
lacks, such as dynamic extensibility, or the ability to completely replace the object to accomplish mode switching. It's also easier to keep cleanly organized, and can lead to more maintainable code. See ericleads.com/2012/12/switch-case-considered-harmful
//fallthrough
in place of break
whenever I intentionally omit the break
. That helps to identify when it's a mistake and when it's intentional.
In Javascript to assign multiple cases in a switch, we have to define different case without break inbetween
like given below:
<script>
function checkHere(varName){
switch (varName)
{
case "saeed":
case "larry":
case "afshin":
alert('Hey');
break;
case "ss":
alert('ss');
break;
default:
alert('Default case');
break;
}
}
</script>
Please see example click on link
I like this for clarity and a DRY syntax.
varName = "larry";
switch (true)
{
case ["afshin", "saeed", "larry"].includes(varName) :
alert('Hey');
break;
default:
alert('Default case');
}
If you're using ES6, you can do this:
if (['afshin', 'saeed', 'larry'].includes(varName)) {
alert('Hey');
} else {
alert('Default case');
}
Or for earlier versions of JavaScript, you can do this:
if (['afshin', 'saeed', 'larry'].indexOf(varName) !== -1) {
alert('Hey');
} else {
alert('Default case');
}
Note that includes
won't work in some browser including older IE versions, but you could patch things up fairly easily. See the question determine if string is in list in javascript for more information.
includes
word? Take your pick.
My situation was something akin to:
switch (text) {
case SOME_CONSTANT || ANOTHER_CONSTANT:
console.log('Case 1 entered');
break;
case THIRD_CONSTANT || FINAL_CONSTANT:
console.log('Case 2 entered');
break;
default:
console.log('Default entered');
}
The default
case always entered. If you're running into a similar multi-case switch statement issue, you're looking for this:
switch (text) {
case SOME_CONSTANT:
case ANOTHER_CONSTANT:
console.log('Case 1 entered');
break;
case THIRD_CONSTANT:
case FINAL_CONSTANT:
console.log('Case 2 entered');
break;
default:
console.log('Default entered');
}
Adding and clarifying Stefano's answer, you can use expressions to dynamically set the values for the conditions in switch, e.g.:
var i = 3
switch (i) {
case ((i>=0 && i<=5) ? i : -1):
console.log('0-5');
break;
case 6: console.log('6');
}
So in your problem, you could do something like:
var varName = "afshin"
switch (varName) {
case (["afshin", "saeed", "larry"].indexOf(varName)+1 && varName):
console.log("hey");
break;
default:
console.log('Default case');
}
Although it is so much DRY...
varName
inside the case expression, expect that varName is cached thou.
In Node.js it appears that you are allowed to do this:
data = "10";
switch(data){
case "1": case "2": case "3": // Put multiple cases on the same
// line to save vertical space.
console.log("small");
break;
case "10": case "11": case "12":
console.log("large");
break;
default:
console.log("strange");
break;
}
This makes for much more compact code in some cases.
I use it like this:
switch (true){
case /Pressure/.test(sensor):
{
console.log('Its pressure!');
break;
}
case /Temperature/.test(sensor):
{
console.log('Its temperature!');
break;
}
}
g
flag, since you're only using the regexes once and throwing them away. In fact, if you were keeping them outside the function, the g
flag would harm you by trying to match from a non-0 index on subsequent .test(
s. I also fixed a typo where the switch case was on sensor
variable and not true
constant for matching boolean expressions. See the edit.
case /officedocument/.test(type) && /presentation/.test(type): iconClass = "far fa-file-powerpoint red"; break;
It depends. Switch evaluates once and only once. Upon a match, all subsequent case statements until 'break' fire no matter what the case says.
var onlyMen = true; var onlyWomen = false; var onlyAdults = false; (function(){ switch (true){ case onlyMen: console.log ('onlymen'); case onlyWomen: console.log ('onlyWomen'); case onlyAdults: console.log ('onlyAdults'); break; default: console.log('default'); } })(); // returns onlymen onlywomen onlyadults
switch
is a variation of the (in)famous goto
statement. The idea is that you go to one of these labels, and then continue. That is, the labels represent entry points; if you want to exit, you have to do it yourself, with either the break
statement or possibly a return
statement if you’re inside a function.
You can use the 'in' operator... It relies on the object/hash invocation, so it's as fast as JavaScript can be.
// Assuming you have defined functions f(), g(a) and h(a,b)
// somewhere in your code,
// you can define them inside the object, but...
// the code becomes hard to read. I prefer it this way.
o = { f1:f, f2:g, f3:h };
// If you use "STATIC" code can do:
o['f3']( p1, p2 )
// If your code is someway "DYNAMIC", to prevent false invocations
// m brings the function/method to be invoked (f1, f2, f3)
// and you can rely on arguments[] to solve any parameter problems.
if ( m in o ) o[m]()
Some interesting methods. For me the best way to solve is using .find
.
You can give an indication of what the multiple cases are by using a suitable name inside your find function.
switch (varName)
{
case ["afshin", "saeed", "larry"].find(firstName => firstName === varName):
alert('Hey');
break;
default:
alert('Default case');
break;
}
Other answers are more suitable for the given example but if you have multiple cases to me this is the best way.
You can do this:
alert([
"afshin",
"saeed",
"larry",
"sasha",
"boby",
"jhon",
"anna",
// ...
].includes(varName)? 'Hey' : 'Default case')
or just a single line of code:
alert(["afshin", "saeed", "larry",...].includes(varName)? 'Hey' : 'Default case')
a little improvement from ErikE's answer
I can see there are lots of good answers here, but what happens if we need to check more than 10 cases? Here is my own approach:
function isAccessible(varName){
let accessDenied = ['Liam', 'Noah', 'William', 'James', 'Logan', 'Benjamin',
'Mason', 'Elijah', 'Oliver', 'Jacob', 'Daniel', 'Lucas'];
switch (varName) {
case (accessDenied.includes(varName) ? varName : null):
return 'Access Denied!';
default:
return 'Access Allowed.';
}
}
console.log(isAccessible('Liam'));
if (accessDenied.includes(varName)) return 'Access Denied!'; return 'Access Allowed.'
is more than enough.
The problem with the above approaches, is that you have to repeat the several case
s every time you call the function which has the switch
. A more robust solution is to have a map or a dictionary.
Here is an example:
// The Map, divided by concepts var dictionary = { timePeriod: { 'month': [1, 'monthly', 'mensal', 'mês'], 'twoMonths': [2, 'two months', '2 months', 'bimestral', 'bimestre'], 'trimester': [3, 'trimesterly', 'quarterly', 'trimestral'], 'semester': [4, 'semesterly', 'semestral', 'halfyearly'], 'year': [5, 'yearly', 'annual', 'ano'] }, distance: { 'km': [1, 'kms', 'kilometre', 'kilometers', 'kilometres'], 'mile': [2, 'mi', 'miles'], 'nordicMile': [3, 'Nordic mile', 'mil (10 km)', 'Scandinavian mile'] }, fuelAmount: { 'ltr': [1, 'l', 'litre', 'Litre', 'liter', 'Liter'], 'gal (imp)': [2, 'imp gallon', 'imperial gal', 'gal (UK)'], 'gal (US)': [3, 'US gallon', 'US gal'], 'kWh': [4, 'KWH'] } }; // This function maps every input to a certain defined value function mapUnit (concept, value) { for (var key in dictionary[concept]) { if (key === value || dictionary[concept][key].indexOf(value) !== -1) { return key } } throw Error('Uknown "'+value+'" for "'+concept+'"') } // You would use it simply like this mapUnit("fuelAmount", "ltr") // => ltr mapUnit("fuelAmount", "US gal") // => gal (US) mapUnit("fuelAmount", 3) // => gal (US) mapUnit("distance", "kilometre") // => km // Now you can use the switch statement safely without the need // to repeat the combinations every time you call the switch var foo = 'monthly' switch (mapUnit ('timePeriod', foo)) { case 'month': console.log('month') break case 'twoMonths': console.log('twoMonths') break case 'trimester': console.log('trimester') break case 'semester': console.log('semester') break case 'year': console.log('year') break default: throw Error('error') }
One of the possible solutions is:
const names = {
afshin: 'afshin',
saeed: 'saeed',
larry: 'larry'
};
switch (varName) {
case names[varName]: {
alert('Hey');
break;
}
default: {
alert('Default case');
break;
}
}
Another way of doing multiple cases in a switch statement, when inside a function:
function name(varName){ switch (varName) { case 'afshin': case 'saeed': case 'larry': return 'Hey'; default: return 'Default case'; } } console.log(name('afshin')); // Hey
Cleaner way to handle that
if (["triangle", "circle", "rectangle"].indexOf(base.type) > -1)
{
//Do something
}else if (["areaMap", "irregular", "oval"].indexOf(base.type) > -1)
{
//Do another thing
}
You can do that for multiple values with the same result
Just change the switch condition approach:
switch (true) {
case (function(){ return true; })():
alert('true');
break;
case (function(){ return false; })():
alert('false');
break;
default:
alert('default');
}
(expression)
in parenthesis, and the return value must be the input. See my answer
switch(true) { case (var1 === 0 && var2 === true): {} }
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Example1</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" >
<script src="js/jquery-1.11.3.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script>
function display_case(){
var num = document.getElementById('number').value;
switch(num){
case (num = "1"):
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Sunday";
break;
case (num = "2"):
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Monday";
break;
case (num = "3"):
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Tuesday";
break;
case (num = "4"):
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Wednesday";
break;
case (num = "5"):
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Thusday";
break;
case (num = "6"):
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Friday";
break;
case (num = "7"):
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Saturday";
break;
default:
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "You select day Invalid Weekday";
break
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<div id="error"></div>
<center>
<h2> Switch Case Example </h2>
<p>Enter a Number Between 1 to 7</p>
<input type="text" id="number" />
<button onclick="display_case();">Check</button><br />
<div id="result"><b></b></div>
</center>
</center>
</body>
switch
statement is supposed to work. It’s just case "1":
, not case (num = "1"):
.
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = ....
outside the switch and add the day value result at the end?
num
but it still works because the switch
has already been evaluated and the assignment yields the value. This is programming by mutation/machine learning at its finest.
You could write it like this:
switch (varName)
{
case "afshin":
case "saeed":
case "larry":
alert('Hey');
break;
default:
alert('Default case');
break;
}
For me this is the simplest way:
switch (["afshin","saeed","larry"].includes(varName) ? 1 : 2) {
case 1:
alert('Hey');
break;
default:
alert('Default case');
break;
}
if
statement.
Success story sharing
switch('10') { case 1, '10': console.log('ok') }
printsok
switch(1)
. The label here is just a comma expression.