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Branching<br />
B = 0<br />
End If<br />
In this example, the variable B is assigned the value of 2 when A is greater than 3, otherwise B is assigned the value<br />
of 0.<br />
For more complex statements, you can cascade the If statement, for example:<br />
If A = 0 Then<br />
B = 0<br />
ElseIf A < 3 Then<br />
B = 1<br />
Else<br />
B = 2<br />
End If<br />
If the value of variable A equals zero, B is assigned the value 0. If A is less than 3 (but not equal to zero), then B is<br />
assigned the value 1. In all other instances (that is, if A is greater than or equal to 3), B is assigned the value 2.<br />
A complete If statement may be written on a single line, with a simpler syntax. The first example of this page may<br />
be written as:<br />
If A > 3 Then B = 2<br />
The second example of this page may be written as:<br />
If A > 3 Then B = 2 Else B = 0<br />
Select...Case<br />
The Select...Case instruction is an alternative to the cascaded If statement and is used when you need to<br />
check a value against various conditions:<br />
Select Case DayOfWeek<br />
Case 1:<br />
NameOfWeekday = "Sunday"<br />
Case 2:<br />
NameOfWeekday = "Monday"<br />
Case 3:<br />
NameOfWeekday = "Tuesday"<br />
Case 4:<br />
NameOfWeekday = "Wednesday"<br />
Case 5:<br />
NameOfWeekday = "Thursday"<br />
Case 6:<br />
NameOfWeekday = "Friday"<br />
Case 7:<br />
NameOfWeekday = "Saturday"<br />
End Select<br />
In this example, the name of a weekday corresponds to a number, so that the DayOfWeek variable is assigned the<br />
value of 1 for Sunday, 2 for Monday value, and so on.<br />
The Select command is not restricted to simple 1:1 assignments — you can also specify comparison operators<br />
or lists of expressions in a Case branch. The following example lists the most important syntax variants:<br />
Select Case Var<br />
Case 1 To 5<br />
' ... Var is between the numbers 1 and 5 (including the values 1 and 5).<br />
Case > 100<br />
' ... Var is greater than 100<br />
Case 6, 7, 8<br />
' ... Var is 6, 7 or 8<br />
Case 6, 7, 8, > 15, < 0<br />
' ... Var is 6, 7, 8, greater than 15, or less than 0<br />
Case Else<br />
' ... all other instances<br />
End Select<br />
Now consider a misleading (advanced) example, and a common error:<br />
Select Case Var<br />
Case Var = 8<br />
' ... Var is 0<br />
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