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| ====== Switch/Case Action ====== | ====== Switch/Case Action ====== | ||
| - | **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/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 ===== | ||
| - | **The Switch _parameter_ may be any of the following:** | + | The Switch _parameter_ may be any of the following: |
| * [[:Clipboards|System Clipboard]] | * [[:Clipboards|System Clipboard]] | ||
| * [[:Clipboards#Named_Clipboards|Named Clipboard]] | * [[:Clipboards#Named_Clipboards|Named Clipboard]] | ||
| - | * [[:Variables|Keyboard Maestro Variable]] | + | * [[manual:Variables|Keyboard Maestro Variable]] |
| * Text (which can use [[:Tokens|Tokens]]) | * Text (which can use [[:Tokens|Tokens]]) | ||
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| For each _Condition_ that you add, you can enter zero or more _Actions_ that will be executed when that _Condition_ is met. After those _Action(s)_ are executed, or if no _Conditions_ are met, the _Switch_ Action is exited. | For each _Condition_ that you add, you can enter zero or more _Actions_ that will be executed when that _Condition_ is met. After those _Action(s)_ are executed, or if no _Conditions_ are met, the _Switch_ Action is exited. | ||
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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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| ==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
| + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/action-switch-case-based-on-frontmost-app/7294|ACTION: Switch Case Based on FrontMost App]] | ||
| - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Switch%20action|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]] | ||
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