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action:Switch_or_Case [2016/12/08 14:22] JMichaelTX Clarified Switch Conditions |
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| - | ====== Switch or Case Action ====== | + | ====== Switch/Case Action ====== |
| - | **The //Switch or Case action// is used to perform different actions based on different values of a common _parameter_.** It is very similar to the [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/switch|JavaScript Switch]] statement. | + | **The //Switch/Case action// is used to perform different actions based on different values of a common _parameter_.** It is very similar to the [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/switch|JavaScript Switch]] statement. |
| The _Switch_ Action is a good alternative to using multiple, nested, [[action:If_Then_Else|If/Then]] Actions. | The _Switch_ Action is a good alternative to using multiple, nested, [[action:If_Then_Else|If/Then]] Actions. | ||
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| ===== Parameters ===== | ===== Parameters ===== | ||
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| * [[:Variables|Keyboard Maestro Variable]] | * [[:Variables|Keyboard Maestro Variable]] | ||
| * Text (which can use [[:Tokens|Tokens]]) | * Text (which can use [[:Tokens|Tokens]]) | ||
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| ===== Default Configuration ===== | ===== Default Configuration ===== | ||
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| + | ===== Example ===== | ||
| + | See this Forum Topic for a downloadable example:\\ | ||
| + | [ACTION: Switch Case Based on FrontMost App](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/action-switch-case-based-on-frontmost-app/7294) | ||
| ===== Conditions ===== | ===== Conditions ===== | ||
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| ^Condition^Definition^ | ^Condition^Definition^ | ||
| - | |has text |has text of some sort, i.e. it is _not_ empty.| | + | |has text |Clipboard has at least one item containing text of some sort.| |
| - | |does not have text |does not have text, i.e., it _is_ empty.| | + | |does not have text |Clipboard does not have any text items.| |
| - | |has image |has one or more images on the clipboard.| | + | |has image |Clipboard has one or more images.| |
| - | |does not have image |does not have any images on the clipboard.| | + | |does not have image |Clipboard does not have any images.| |
| - | |is |is exactly (case insensitive) a specified string.| | + | |is |is exactly (case insensitive) the specified string.| |
| - | |is not |is not exactly (case insensitive) a specified string.| | + | |is not |is not exactly (case insensitive) the specified string.| |
| - | |is before |is alphabetically before a specified string. (v7.2+)| | + | |is before |is alphabetically before the specified string. (v7.2+)| |
| - | |is after |is alphabetically after a specified string. (v7.2+)| | + | |is after |is alphabetically after the specified string. (v7.2+)| |
| - | |contains |contains (case insensitive) a specified string.| | + | |contains |contains (case insensitive) the specified string.| |
| - | |does not contain |does not contain (case insensitive) a specified string.| | + | |does not contain |does not contain (case insensitive) the specified string.| |
| - | |matches |matches a specified regular expression.| | + | |matches |matches the specified regular expression.| |
| - | |does not match |does not match a specified regular expression.| | + | |does not match |does not match the specified regular expression.| |
| |conforms to |Clipboard has an item with the UTI class that conforms to the specified [Uniform Type Identifier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Type_Identifier).| | |conforms to |Clipboard has an item with the UTI class that conforms to the specified [Uniform Type Identifier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Type_Identifier).| | ||
| |does not conform to |Clipboard does not have an item with the UTI class that conforms to the specified Uniform Type Identifier.| | |does not conform to |Clipboard does not have an item with the UTI class that conforms to the specified Uniform Type Identifier.| | ||
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| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| === Actions === | === Actions === | ||
| * [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]] | * [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]] | ||
| - | * [[action:Pause|Pause Until Conditions Met]] | + | * [[action:Pause_Until|Pause Until Conditions Met]] |
| * [[action:Until|Execute Action Until Conditions Met]] | * [[action:Until|Execute Action Until Conditions Met]] | ||
| * [[action:While|Execute Action While Conditions Met]] | * [[action:While|Execute Action While Conditions Met]] | ||
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| * [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]] | * [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]] | ||
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| ==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
| - | - [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Switch+action|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Switch or Case action]] | + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Switch%20action|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Switch or Case action]] |
action/Switch_or_Case.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/17 22:49 by peternlewis
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