Re: [mv] more 'if' help help help elp....

[Ed LaFrance <edl@newmediaems.com>]

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I sounds like you want a CASE-style structure.  There isn't one in the 
minivend tag set, that I know of (hmmm...).  You could do series of 
separate ifs:

[if value something == 1]
         something 1
[/if]

[if value something == 2]
         something 2
[/if]
.
.
etc.

You could also do it in one structure, using [calc] or [perl] tags (this is 
demo code, may not work):

[perl arg="values"]
         $a = $Safe{values}->{something};
         if $a == 1 {$b = 2};
         if $a == 2 {$b = 5};
         # etc.
         return $b;
[/perl]



, depending on what you wish to  output, but there may not be any 
advantages over using straight minivend tags.

- Ed L.



At 02:41 PM 6/1/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Can any help me with the syntax for a different type of if
>
>currently I know of being able to
>
>i.e.
>
>[if value somthing == 1]
>  [then]                         something 1    [/then]
>  [elseif value something == 2]  something 2    [/elsif]
>  [else]                         something rest [/else]
>[/if]
>
>
>but I would really like to be
>
>[if value something]
>     [condition something == 1]  something 1      [/condition]
>     [condition something == 2]  something 2      [/condition]
>     [condition something == 3]  something 3      [/condition]
>     [condition something == 4]  something 4      [/condition]
>........and so on.......
>[/if]
>
>
>so it finds the contion that matches and does it.
>bit like a case statement.
>
>I know that I can use no end of nested Ifs but that becomes messy
>
>any help???????????
>
>--
>'Darn it, who spiked my coffee with water?!' - larry wall
>
>

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