Difference between Switch and Select?

[mbunds]

I have searched the forums for an answer to this with no luck. What is the functional difference between the "Switch" and the "Select" keywords for responding to Case, and when would a programmer choose to use one over the other?

[PsaltyDS]

I have searched the forums for an answer to this with no luck. What is the functional difference between the "Switch" and the "Select" keywords for responding to Case, and when would a programmer choose to use one over the other?

Switch is for when all the cases are based on a single value (the one passed on the same line with the Switch keyword). All the Case statements (like "Case 1" or "Case > 10") are in reference to that one value.

Select can use completely unrelated statements for each case (like "Case $n = 1" and "Case $x > 10")

[Triblade]

With Switch you only have to define the expression once. With Select you have to do it every Case.

And as far as I can see, only Switch can do $var TO $var2

<value> To <value> The case is executed if the expression is between the two values.

But then again only Select, accouring to the help, seems the be the only one able to do:

The expression can contain the boolean operators of AND, OR, and NOT as well as the logical operators <, <=, >, >=, =, ==, and <> grouped with parentheses as needed.

Edit: Darn, If I hadn't push 'back' by accident I had beaten PsaltyDS... ^^

Edited August 18, 2008 by Triblade

[mbunds]

Switch is for when all the cases are based on a single value (the one passed on the same line with the Switch keyword). All the Case statements (like "Case 1" or "Case > 10") are in reference to that one value.

Select can use completely unrelated statements for each case (like "Case $n = 1" and "Case $x > 10")

Thank you kindly for the quick and concise answer!

[PsaltyDS]

Edit: Darn, If I hadn't push 'back' by accident I had beaten PsaltyDS... ^^

BWAAAHAHAHAHA!