Faster: if / elseif or Case?

[Arrrghmatey]

Right now I have 7 elseif starements like this:

If X Then
     ...
ElseIf Y Then
     ...
ElseIf Z Then
.
.
.
Else
     ...

Would it be faster if I used a Select Case instead? When using elseif, does it check each elseif, or once a condition is satisfied it doesn't check the others?

[Josbe]

From the helpfile:

If...ElseIf...Else...EndIf : If the expression is true, the first statement block is executed. If not, the first true ElseIf block is executed. Otherwise, the "Else" block is executed.

Select...Case...EndSelect : If the expression is true the following statements up to the next Case or EndSelect statement are executed. If more than one of the Case statements are true, only the first one is executed.

[seandisanti]

From the helpfile:

If...ElseIf...Else...EndIf : If the expression is true, the first statement block is executed. If not, the first true ElseIf block is executed. Otherwise, the "Else" block is executed.

Select...Case...EndSelect : If the expression is true the following statements up to the next Case or EndSelect statement are executed. If more than one of the Case statements are true, only the first one is executed.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

run this to see it for yourself

$i = 3

select 
case $i > 1
    MsgBox(0,"case","first")
case $i > 2
    MsgBox(0,"case","second")
EndSelect

[Josbe]

run this to see it for yourself

$i = 3

select 
case $i > 1
    MsgBox(0,"case","first")
case $i > 2
    MsgBox(0,"case","second")
EndSelect

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah, the second case isn't executed.

I pointed the difference of both here, according to the documentation.

[therks]

And to add to that, if you DO want it to check each If statement, you'd actually have to have a seperate If..EndIf statement for each check.

Something like the following:

$i = 3

If $i > 1 Then
    MsgBox(0,"case","first")
EndIf
If $i > 2 Then
    MsgBox(0,"case","second")
EndIf

[seandisanti]

Yeah, the second case isn't executed.

I pointed the difference of both here, according to the documentation.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yes, your explanation was right on, and probably didn't need any further elaboration, and i didn't mean to imply otherwise. i just like to give a practical example when possible... old habits die hard...