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 .LP
 See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options.
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 .TH switch n 7.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .BS
 '\" Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
 .SH NAME
 switch \- Evaluate one of several scripts, depending on a given value
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fBswitch \fR?\fIoptions\fR?\fI string pattern body \fR?\fIpattern body \fR...?
 .sp
 \fBswitch \fR?\fIoptions\fR?\fI string \fR{\fIpattern body \fR?\fIpattern body \fR...?}
 .BE

 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
 The \fBswitch\fR command matches its \fIstring\fR argument against each of
 the \fIpattern\fR arguments in order.
 As soon as it finds a \fIpattern\fR that matches \fIstring\fR it
 evaluates the following \fIbody\fR argument by passing it recursively
 to the Tcl interpreter and returns the result of that evaluation.
 If the last \fIpattern\fR argument is \fBdefault\fR then it matches
 anything.
 If no \fIpattern\fR argument
 matches \fIstring\fR and no default is given, then the \fBswitch\fR
 command returns an empty string.
 .PP
 If the initial arguments to \fBswitch\fR start with \fB\-\fR then
 they are treated as options.  The following options are
 currently supported:
 .TP 10
 \fB\-exact\fR
 Use exact matching when comparing \fIstring\fR to a pattern.  This
 is the default.
 .TP 10
 \fB\-glob\fR
 When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use glob-style matching
 (i.e. the same as implemented by the \fBstring match\fR command).
 .TP 10
 \fB\-regexp\fR
 When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use regular
 expression matching
 (as described in the \fBre_syntax\fR reference page).
 .TP 10
 \fB\-\|\-\fR
 Marks the end of options.  The argument following this one will
 be treated as \fIstring\fR even if it starts with a \fB\-\fR.
 .PP
 Two syntaxes are provided for the \fIpattern\fR and \fIbody\fR arguments.
 The first uses a separate argument for each of the patterns and commands;
 this form is convenient if substitutions are desired on some of the
 patterns or commands.
 The second form places all of the patterns and commands together into
 a single argument; the argument must have proper list structure, with
 the elements of the list being the patterns and commands.
 The second form makes it easy to construct multi-line switch commands,
 since the braces around the whole list make it unnecessary to include a
 backslash at the end of each line.
 Since the \fIpattern\fR arguments are in braces in the second form,
 no command or variable substitutions are performed on them;  this makes
 the behavior of the second form different than the first form in some
 cases.
 .PP
 If a \fIbody\fR is specified as ``\fB\-\fR'' it means that the \fIbody\fR
 for the next pattern should also be used as the body for this
 pattern (if the next pattern also has a body of ``\fB\-\fR''
 then the body after that is used, and so on).
 This feature makes it possible to share a single \fIbody\fR among
 several patterns.
 .PP
 Beware of how you place comments in \fBswitch\fR commands.  Comments
 should only be placed \fBinside\fR the execution body of one of the
 patterns, and not intermingled with the patterns.
 .PP
 Below are some examples of \fBswitch\fR commands:
 .CS
 \fBswitch\0abc\0a\0\-\0b\0{format 1}\0abc\0{format 2}\0default\0{format 3}\fR
 .CE
 will return \fB2\fR,
 .CS
 \fBswitch\0\-regexp\0aaab {
 	^a.*b$\0\-
 	b\0{format 1}
 	a*\0{format 2}
 	default\0{format 3}
 }\fR
 .CE
 will return \fB1\fR, and
 .CS
 \fBswitch\0xyz {
 	a
 		\-
 	b
 		{
 		# Correct Comment Placement
 		format 1
 	}
 	a*
 		{format 2}
 	default
 		{format 3}
 }\fR
 .CE
 will return \fB3\fR.

 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 for(n), if(n), regexp(n)

 .SH KEYWORDS
 switch, match, regular expression
	'\"
	'\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California.
	'\" Copyright (c) 1994-1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
	'\"
	'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
	'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
	'\"
	'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: switch.n,v 1.5 2000/09/07 14:27:51 poenitz Exp $
	'\"
	'\" The definitions below are for supplemental macros used in Tcl/Tk
	'\" manual entries.
	'\"
	'\" .AP type name in/out ?indent?
	'\" Start paragraph describing an argument to a library procedure.
	'\" type is type of argument (int, etc.), in/out is either "in", "out",
	'\" or "in/out" to describe whether procedure reads or modifies arg,
	'\" and indent is equivalent to second arg of .IP (shouldn't ever be
	'\" needed; use .AS below instead)
	'\"
	'\" .AS ?type? ?name?
	'\" Give maximum sizes of arguments for setting tab stops. Type and
	'\" name are examples of largest possible arguments that will be passed
	'\" to .AP later. If args are omitted, default tab stops are used.
	'\"
	'\" .BS
	'\" Start box enclosure. From here until next .BE, everything will be
	'\" enclosed in one large box.
	'\"
	'\" .BE
	'\" End of box enclosure.
	'\"
	'\" .CS
	'\" Begin code excerpt.
	'\"
	'\" .CE
	'\" End code excerpt.
	'\"
	'\" .VS ?version? ?br?
	'\" Begin vertical sidebar, for use in marking newly-changed parts
	'\" of man pages. The first argument is ignored and used for recording
	'\" the version when the .VS was added, so that the sidebars can be
	'\" found and removed when they reach a certain age. If another argument
	'\" is present, then a line break is forced before starting the sidebar.
	'\"
	'\" .VE
	'\" End of vertical sidebar.
	'\"
	'\" .DS
	'\" Begin an indented unfilled display.
	'\"
	'\" .DE
	'\" End of indented unfilled display.
	'\"
	'\" .SO
	'\" Start of list of standard options for a Tk widget. The
	'\" options follow on successive lines, in four columns separated
	'\" by tabs.
	'\"
	'\" .SE
	'\" End of list of standard options for a Tk widget.
	'\"
	'\" .OP cmdName dbName dbClass
	'\" Start of description of a specific option. cmdName gives the
	'\" option's name as specified in the class command, dbName gives
	'\" the option's name in the option database, and dbClass gives
	'\" the option's class in the option database.
	'\"
	'\" .UL arg1 arg2
	'\" Print arg1 underlined, then print arg2 normally.
	'\"
	'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: man.macros,v 1.4 2000/08/25 06:18:32 ericm Exp $
	'\"
	'\" # Set up traps and other miscellaneous stuff for Tcl/Tk man pages.
	.if t .wh -1.3i ^B
	.nr ^l \n(.l
	.ad b
	'\" # Start an argument description
	.de AP
	.ie !"\\$4"" .TP \\$4
	.el \{\
	. ie !"\\$2"" .TP \\n()Cu
	. el .TP 15
	.\}
	.ta \\n()Au \\n()Bu
	.ie !"\\$3"" \{\
	\&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP (\\$3)
	.\".b
	.\}
	.el \{\
	.br
	.ie !"\\$2"" \{\
	\&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP
	.\}
	.el \{\
	\&\\fI\\$1\\fP
	.\}
	.\}
	..
	'\" # define tabbing values for .AP
	.de AS
	.nr )A 10n
	.if !"\\$1"" .nr )A \\w'\\$1'u+3n
	.nr )B \\n()Au+15n
	.\"
	.if !"\\$2"" .nr )B \\w'\\$2'u+\\n()Au+3n
	.nr )C \\n()Bu+\\w'(in/out)'u+2n
	..
	.AS Tcl_Interp Tcl_CreateInterp in/out
	'\" # BS - start boxed text
	'\" # ^y = starting y location
	'\" # ^b = 1
	.de BS
	.br
	.mk ^y
	.nr ^b 1u
	.if n .nf
	.if n .ti 0
	.if n \l'\\n(.lu\(ul'
	.if n .fi
	..
	'\" # BE - end boxed text (draw box now)
	.de BE
	.nf
	.ti 0
	.mk ^t
	.ie n \l'\\n(^lu\(ul'
	.el \{\
	.\" Draw four-sided box normally, but don't draw top of
	.\" box if the box started on an earlier page.
	.ie !\\n(^b-1 \{\
	\h'-1.5n'\L'\|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'\|0u-1.5n\(ul'
	.\}
	.el \}\
	\h'-1.5n'\L'\|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'\|0u-1.5n\(ul'
	.\}
	.\}
	.fi
	.br
	.nr ^b 0
	..
	'\" # VS - start vertical sidebar
	'\" # ^Y = starting y location
	'\" # ^v = 1 (for troff; for nroff this doesn't matter)
	.de VS
	.if !"\\$2"" .br
	.mk ^Y
	.ie n 'mc \s12\(br\s0
	.el .nr ^v 1u
	..
	'\" # VE - end of vertical sidebar
	.de VE
	.ie n 'mc
	.el \{\
	.ev 2
	.nf
	.ti 0
	.mk ^t
	\h'\|\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\|\\n(^Yu-1v\(bv'\v'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu'\h'-\|\\n(^lu+3n'
	.sp -1
	.fi
	.ev
	.\}
	.nr ^v 0
	..
	'\" # Special macro to handle page bottom: finish off current
	'\" # box/sidebar if in box/sidebar mode, then invoked standard
	'\" # page bottom macro.
	.de ^B
	.ev 2
	'ti 0
	'nf
	.mk ^t
	.if \\n(^b \{\
	.\" Draw three-sided box if this is the box's first page,
	.\" draw two sides but no top otherwise.
	.ie !\\n(^b-1 \h'-1.5n'\L'\|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'\|0u'\c
	.el \h'-1.5n'\L'\|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'\|0u'\c
	.\}
	.if \\n(^v \{\
	.nr ^x \\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu
	\kx\h'-\\nxu'\h'\|\\n(^lu+3n'\ky\L'-\\n(^xu'\v'\\n(^xu'\h'\|0u'\c
	.\}
	.bp
	'fi
	.ev
	.if \\n(^b \{\
	.mk ^y
	.nr ^b 2
	.\}
	.if \\n(^v \{\
	.mk ^Y
	.\}
	..
	'\" # DS - begin display
	.de DS
	.RS
	.nf
	.sp
	..
	'\" # DE - end display
	.de DE
	.fi
	.RE
	.sp
	..
	'\" # SO - start of list of standard options
	.de SO
	.SH "STANDARD OPTIONS"
	.LP
	.nf
	.ta 5.5c 11c
	.ft B
	..
	'\" # SE - end of list of standard options
	.de SE
	.fi
	.ft R
	.LP
	See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options.
	..
	'\" # OP - start of full description for a single option
	.de OP
	.LP
	.nf
	.ta 4c
	Command-Line Name: \\fB\\$1\\fR
	Database Name: \\fB\\$2\\fR
	Database Class: \\fB\\$3\\fR
	.fi
	.IP
	..
	'\" # CS - begin code excerpt
	.de CS
	.RS
	.nf
	.ta .25i .5i .75i 1i
	..
	'\" # CE - end code excerpt
	.de CE
	.fi
	.RE
	..
	.de UL
	\\$1\l'\|0\(ul'\\$2
	..
	.TH switch n 7.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
	.BS
	'\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
	.SH NAME
	switch \- Evaluate one of several scripts, depending on a given value
	.SH SYNOPSIS
	\fBswitch \fR?\fIoptions\fR?\fI string pattern body \fR?\fIpattern body \fR...?
	.sp
	\fBswitch \fR?\fIoptions\fR?\fI string \fR{\fIpattern body \fR?\fIpattern body \fR...?}
	.BE

	.SH DESCRIPTION
	.PP
	The \fBswitch\fR command matches its \fIstring\fR argument against each of
	the \fIpattern\fR arguments in order.
	As soon as it finds a \fIpattern\fR that matches \fIstring\fR it
	evaluates the following \fIbody\fR argument by passing it recursively
	to the Tcl interpreter and returns the result of that evaluation.
	If the last \fIpattern\fR argument is \fBdefault\fR then it matches
	anything.
	If no \fIpattern\fR argument
	matches \fIstring\fR and no default is given, then the \fBswitch\fR
	command returns an empty string.
	.PP
	If the initial arguments to \fBswitch\fR start with \fB\-\fR then
	they are treated as options. The following options are
	currently supported:
	.TP 10
	\fB\-exact\fR
	Use exact matching when comparing \fIstring\fR to a pattern. This
	is the default.
	.TP 10
	\fB\-glob\fR
	When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use glob-style matching
	(i.e. the same as implemented by the \fBstring match\fR command).
	.TP 10
	\fB\-regexp\fR
	When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use regular
	expression matching
	(as described in the \fBre_syntax\fR reference page).
	.TP 10
	\fB\-\\|\-\fR
	Marks the end of options. The argument following this one will
	be treated as \fIstring\fR even if it starts with a \fB\-\fR.
	.PP
	Two syntaxes are provided for the \fIpattern\fR and \fIbody\fR arguments.
	The first uses a separate argument for each of the patterns and commands;
	this form is convenient if substitutions are desired on some of the
	patterns or commands.
	The second form places all of the patterns and commands together into
	a single argument; the argument must have proper list structure, with
	the elements of the list being the patterns and commands.
	The second form makes it easy to construct multi-line switch commands,
	since the braces around the whole list make it unnecessary to include a
	backslash at the end of each line.
	Since the \fIpattern\fR arguments are in braces in the second form,
	no command or variable substitutions are performed on them; this makes
	the behavior of the second form different than the first form in some
	cases.
	.PP
	If a \fIbody\fR is specified as ``\fB\-\fR'' it means that the \fIbody\fR
	for the next pattern should also be used as the body for this
	pattern (if the next pattern also has a body of ``\fB\-\fR''
	then the body after that is used, and so on).
	This feature makes it possible to share a single \fIbody\fR among
	several patterns.
	.PP
	Beware of how you place comments in \fBswitch\fR commands. Comments
	should only be placed \fBinside\fR the execution body of one of the
	patterns, and not intermingled with the patterns.
	.PP
	Below are some examples of \fBswitch\fR commands:
	.CS
	\fBswitch\0abc\0a\0\-\0b\0{format 1}\0abc\0{format 2}\0default\0{format 3}\fR
	.CE
	will return \fB2\fR,
	.CS
	\fBswitch\0\-regexp\0aaab {
	^a.*b$\0\-
	b\0{format 1}
	a*\0{format 2}
	default\0{format 3}
	}\fR
	.CE
	will return \fB1\fR, and
	.CS
	\fBswitch\0xyz {
	a
	\-
	b
	{
	# Correct Comment Placement
	format 1
	}
	a*
	{format 2}
	default
	{format 3}
	}\fR
	.CE
	will return \fB3\fR.

	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	for(n), if(n), regexp(n)

	.SH KEYWORDS
	switch, match, regular expression