The switch statement is used to perform different action based on different conditions.
The JavaScript Switch Statement
Use the switch statement to select one of many blocks of code to be executed.
Syntax
switch(n)
{
case 1:
execute code block 1
break;
case 2:
execute code block 2
break;
default:
code to be executed if n is different from case 1 and 2
}
{
case 1:
execute code block 1
break;
case 2:
execute code block 2
break;
default:
code to be executed if n is different from case 1 and 2
}
This is how it works: First we have a single expression n (most often a variable), that is evaluated once. The value of the expression is then compared with the values for each case in the structure. If there is a match, the block of code associated with that case is executed. Use break to prevent the code from running into the next case automatically.
Example
Display today's weekday-name. Note that Sunday=0, Monday=1, Tuesday=2, etc:
var day=new Date().getDay();
switch (day)
{
case 0:
x="Today it's Sunday";
break;
case 1:
x="Today it's Monday";
break;
case 2:
x="Today it's Tuesday";
break;
case 3:
x="Today it's Wednesday";
break;
case 4:
x="Today it's Thursday";
break;
case 5:
x="Today it's Friday";
break;
case 6:
x="Today it's Saturday";
break;
}
The result of x will be:switch (day)
{
case 0:
x="Today it's Sunday";
break;
case 1:
x="Today it's Monday";
break;
case 2:
x="Today it's Tuesday";
break;
case 3:
x="Today it's Wednesday";
break;
case 4:
x="Today it's Thursday";
break;
case 5:
x="Today it's Friday";
break;
case 6:
x="Today it's Saturday";
break;
}
Today it's Monday
Try it yourself »
The default Keyword
Use the default keyword to specify what to do if there is no match:
Example
If it is NOT Saturday or Sunday, then write a default message:
var day=new Date().getDay();
switch (day)
{
case 6:
x="Today it's Saturday";
break;
case 0:
x="Today it's Sunday";
break;
default:
x="Looking forward to the Weekend";
}
The result of x will be:switch (day)
{
case 6:
x="Today it's Saturday";
break;
case 0:
x="Today it's Sunday";
break;
default:
x="Looking forward to the Weekend";
}
Looking forward to the Weekend
Try it yourself »