A more concise, array-oriented way to do this might be something like the
following (in J):
smoutput (4 5 i. x){'4';'5';'other'
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Sprague, Webb (OFM) <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does J have a conditional control structure such that 1 of N options, with
> a way to specify a default if none of the conditions are met?
>
> In matlab, for example:
>
> if (x==4)
> disp("4")
> elseif (x==5)
> disp("5")
> else
> disp('other')
> endif
>
> One could also use a switch/ case/ otherwise construct.
>
> This construct is especially important in defensive programming, and is way
> better than just have a chain of if statements, since it guarantees that
> only one of the conditional blocks is executed.
>
> Thanks!
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