Purpose
This function is equivalent to a programmatic case statement: it compares an expression against each search value in order. You can call this function from the MapBasic window in MapInfo Pro.
Syntax
Cond( expression, search, result
[, search, result ] ... [, Default ] )expression The expression you want to evaluate.
search The value that the expression will be compared to.
result The result for the search value.
Return Value
If the expression and search argument are the same, then a result value is returned.
If there is no match found for an expression and Default is not present, then this function returns an error.
Description
This function can take multiple search cases with corresponding values. The expression, search, and result values are all required.
Default is optional. It is returned when no match is found. If Default is not specified and there is no match, then an error is returned.
Example
Cond (hire_date, sysdate,"NEW JOINEE","EMPLOYEE")Select State_Name "State", cond(Pop_Density, Pop_Density < 10, "Low Density", Pop_Density >= 10 AND Pop_Density < 100, "Medium Density", "High Density") "Population Density" from statesshade 1 with str$(Cond(Pop_Density, Pop_Density < 10, "Low Density",Pop_Density > 10 And Pop_Density < 100, "Medium Density", "High Density")) values "Low Density" brush(255,255,2), "Medium Density" brush(255,16711680,2), "High Density" brush(255,65280,2)See Also: