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	This function allow the value of a variable or expression to control the flow of program execution via a multiway branch.		This function allow the value of a variable or expression to control the flow of program execution via a multiway branch.

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	This function allow the value of a variable or expression to control the flow of program execution via a multiway branch.		This function allow the value of a variable or expression to control the flow of program execution via a multiway branch.

	~~''Note: This function is basically on the wiki to enable using it in other useful functions.''~~

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

TopAz at 06:27, 2 April 2012

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	<section name="Server- and/or clientside Script" class="both" show="true">		<section name="Server- and/or clientside Script" class="both" show="true">
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	~~function table.size(tab)~~
	~~if(not type(tab)=="table")then return end~~
	~~local ret_size = 0;~~
	~~for _,_ in pairs(tab) do ret_size=ret_size+1; end~~
	~~return ret_size~~
	~~end~~

	function switch(arg)		function switch(arg)
	if(type(arg)~="table")then return switch end		if(type(arg)~="table")then return switch end
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	if(tostring(arg[1]):len()<=2)and(tostring(arg[2]):len()<=2)then switching=arg[1] end		if(tostring(arg[1]):len()<=2)and(tostring(arg[2]):len()<=2)then switching=arg[1] end
	table.remove(arg, 1);		table.remove(arg, 1);
	for i=1, ~~table.size(~~arg) do		for i=1, #arg do
	if(tostring(arg[i]):len()<=3)and(arg[i]==switching)then		if(tostring(arg[i]):len()<=3)and(arg[i]==switching)then
	if(type(arg[i+1])=="function")then		if(type(arg[i+1])=="function")then

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{{Useful Function}}
__NOTOC__
This function allow the value of a variable or expression to control the flow of program execution via a multiway branch.

''Note: This function is basically on the wiki to enable using it in other useful functions.''

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">var switch( arg )</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
* '''arg''': The expression to compare.

===Returns===
Returns false if failed.

==Code==
<section name="Server- and/or clientside Script" class="both" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function table.size(tab)
if(not type(tab)=="table")then return end
local ret_size = 0;
for _,_ in pairs(tab) do ret_size=ret_size+1; end
return ret_size
end

function switch(arg)
if(type(arg)~="table")then return switch end
local switching, default, done; --Default is nil
if(tostring(arg[1]):len()<=2)and(tostring(arg[2]):len()<=2)then switching=arg[1] end
table.remove(arg, 1);
for i=1, table.size(arg) do
if(tostring(arg[i]):len()<=3)and(arg[i]==switching)then
if(type(arg[i+1])=="function")then
pcall(arg[i+1])
done=true;
break
else
break
end
end
if(arg[i]==nil)and(arg[i]==switching)and(type(arg[i+1])=="function")then pcall(arg[i+1]) end
end
if(not done)then print("No action.") end
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==Example==
<section name="Server" class="server" show="true">
This example compares a variable value and print out the result.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
Player = 0 -- The variable to compare
switch -- Using the function
{ -- Using curly braces as it's a table
Player; -- Put the expression to compare in here and don't forget to end it with a semi-colon
0, function() print("It's 0") end, -- [ compare the value, do the function ] The first argument compares the value and the second execute the command inside the function if that compare is true.
1, function() print("It's 1") end,
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

Author: TopAz

==See Also==
{{Useful_Functions}}

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