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Sample Source 2) JavaScript Basics (Switch-Case Statement)

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switch-case statement

1) A script that reacts to a specific value entered by the user or a value set initially. The example below is the first one, so it uses an initial setting.

var menu=1;   >> therefore >> case 1:won=1000;  >> resulting in >>
in the end "1000" is printed in the window. 


<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"


"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">


<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="ko" lang="ko">




<head>


<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" />


<title> switch-case statement 1 </title>


</head>




<body>




<script type="text/javascript">




// syntax used when values do not overlap






//<!CDATA[


var menu=1;




switch(menu){


case 1:won=1000;


break;


case 2:won=2000;


break;


case 3:won=3000;


break;


default:won=4000;


break;


}




document.write(won);




//]]]]>


</script>




</body>


</html>switch-case statement 2) A script that reacts to a specific value entered by the user or a value set initially. The example below is the second one, so it uses a bit more application. 1. Ask for the blood type. (=prompt) 2. follow bl in switch(bl), and the result is derived based on the case the user entered. 


<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"


"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">


<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="ko" lang="ko">




<head>


<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" />


<title> switch-case statement 2 </title>


</head>




<body>




<script type="text/javascript">


//<!CDATA[




// syntax used when values do not overlap




var bl=prompt("blood type?","enter in lowercase");




switch(bl){


case "a":bl_text="timid";


break;


case "b":bl_text="moody";


break;


case "o":bl_text="hot-tempered";


break;


case "ab":bl_text="quirky";


break;


default:bl_text="Invalid blood type.";


break;


}


document.write(bl_text);




//]]]]>


</script>




</body>


</html>

This English version was translated by Claude.

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Pleasant Charles — UI/UX researcher at AIT. Keeping notes on design, planning, and slow days here since 2010.

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