is there a switch statements in Robot?
ElizaLeong
I used the Collections library to Create Dictionary (a hashtable of key-value pairs).
I'd like to unpack my hashtable and use a switch-statement construct if RF provides such a construct.
Is there something like that?
So, for example, I would like to do this (pseudo code here).
#unpack dictionary
switch key
'a' Run Keyword A-test
'b' Run Keyword B-test
'c' Run Keywrod C-test
'default' Run Keyword default-test
Right now I'm using something like the following. The script unnecessarily checks the key against each possible value in sequential order.
Even if I add e a Exit For Loop after a match, there are some unnecessary steps.
#unpack dictionary
#for each key
Run Keyword If ${key}=='a' A-test
Run Keyword If ${key}=='b' B-test
Run Keyword If ${key}=='c' C-test
Pekka Klärck
>
> I used the Collections library to Create Dictionary (a hashtable of
> key-value pairs).
> I'd like to unpack my hashtable and use a switch-statement construct if RF
> provides such a construct.
> Is there something like that?
No, there are no switch statements in Robot syntax. When you need
complex logic like that, it is often a good idea to move the logic
into a test library where you can use real programming code.
> Right now I'm using something like the following. The script unnecessarily
> checks the key against each possible value in sequential order.
> Even if I add e a Exit For Loop after a match, there are some unnecessary
> steps.
>
> #unpack dictionary
> #for each key
> Run Keyword If ${key}=='a' A-test
> Run Keyword If ${key}=='b' B-test
> Run Keyword If ${key}=='c' C-test
Instead of the above, you could possibly use this:
#for each key
Run Keyword ${key}-test
Cheers,
.peke
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