choose

Written by Balazs Halasy, 02/05/2004 Updated 05/04/2005 by Balazs Halasy

Summary

Returns one of the parameters (pinpointed by the input parameter).

Usage

input|choose( value1 [, value2 [, ... ] ] )

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
value1	any	A variable/value of any kind.	Yes.
value2	any	Another variable/value of any kind.	No.

Returns

One of the parameters.

Description

This operator returns one of the parameters. The input parameter must be an integer that pinpoints exactly which parameter that should be returned. If the input parameter is zero, the operator will return the first parameter. If the input parameter is one, the operator will return the second parameter, and so on. If the offset is wrong, the operator will return FALSE.

Examples

Example 1

{0|choose( 'apples', 'bananas', 'coconuts' )}

The following output will be produced: "apples".

Example 2

{2|choose( 'apples', 'bananas', 'coconuts' )}