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| - | {{:action:switch-icon.png?nolink|}} | ||
| ====== 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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| + | The actions in the first section that matches will be executed. If no section matches, then no actions will be executed and the execution will continue after the Switch/Case action. Under no circumstances will actions from more than one section be executed - that is, execution does not “fall through” to following sections as happens in some languages. | ||
| ===== 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]] | + | * [[token:TriggerClipboard|Trigger Clipboard]] |
| + | * [[manual:Variables|Keyboard Maestro Variable]] | ||
| * Text (which can use [[:Tokens|Tokens]]) | * Text (which can use [[:Tokens|Tokens]]) | ||
| + | * [[manual:Calculations|Calculation]] | ||
| + | * File | ||
| ===== Default Configuration ===== | ===== Default Configuration ===== | ||
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| When you insert the _Switch_ Action, it is configured to switch based on the _System Clipboard_, but can be easily changed to other parameters. It initially looks like this: | When you insert the _Switch_ Action, it is configured to switch based on the _System Clipboard_, but can be easily changed to other parameters. It initially looks like this: | ||
| - | {{:action:km-7.3-switch.png?nolink|}} | + | {{:action:switch-case.png?nolink|}} |
| 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 ===== | ||
| - | The _Conditions_ available depend on the _Parameter_ that is chosen: | + | The _Conditions_ available depend on the _Parameter_ that is chosen (for example, you cannot use *has an image* with a calculation). |
| - | {{:action:km-7.3-switch-conditions.png?nolink|}} | + | |
| The _Conditions_ are defined as follows: | The _Conditions_ are defined as follows: | ||
| ^Condition^Definition^ | ^Condition^Definition^ | ||
| + | |is empty|The text is contains no characters.| | ||
| + | |is not empty|The text is contains some characters.| | ||
| |has text |Clipboard has at least one item containing text of some sort.| | |has text |Clipboard has at least one item containing text of some sort.| | ||
| |does not have text |Clipboard does not have any text items.| | |does not have text |Clipboard does not have any text items.| | ||
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| |is |is exactly (case insensitive) the specified string.| | |is |is exactly (case insensitive) the specified string.| | ||
| |is not |is not exactly (case insensitive) the specified string.| | |is not |is not exactly (case insensitive) the specified string.| | ||
| + | |contains |contains (case insensitive) the specified string.| | ||
| + | |does not contain |does not contain (case insensitive) the specified string.| | ||
| + | |starts with |starts with the specified string.| | ||
| + | |ends with |ends with the specified string.| | ||
| |is before |is alphabetically before the specified string. (v7.2+)| | |is before |is alphabetically before the specified string. (v7.2+)| | ||
| |is after |is alphabetically after the specified string. (v7.2+)| | |is after |is alphabetically after the specified string. (v7.2+)| | ||
| - | |contains |contains (case insensitive) the specified string.| | ||
| - | |does not contain |does not contain (case insensitive) the specified string.| | ||
| |matches |matches the specified regular expression.| | |matches |matches the specified regular expression.| | ||
| |does not match |does not match the specified regular expression.| | |does not match |does not match the specified regular expression.| | ||
| + | |is <|is numerically less than.| | ||
| + | |is <=|is numerically less than or equal.| | ||
| + | |is =|is numerically equal.| | ||
| + | |is >=|is numerically greater than or equal.| | ||
| + | |is >|is numerically greater than.| | ||
| + | |is !=|is numerically not equal.| | ||
| |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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| - | The _Otherwise_ _Condition_ will execute if none of the above _Conditions_ are met. The _Switch_ Action will then exit. So, the _Otherwise_ _Condition_ should always be placed as the last _Condition_ in the _Switch_ Action. | + | The _Otherwise_ _Condition_ will execute if none of the previous _Conditions_ are met. The _Switch_ Action will then exit. So, the _Otherwise_ _Condition_ should always be placed as the last _Condition_ in the _Switch_ Action. |
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| - | ---- | + | |
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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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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