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    <refnamediv>
        <refname>case</refname>
        <refpurpose>keyword used in statement "select"</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsection>
        <title>Description</title>
        <para>
            Keyword used in statement <literal>select ... case ... end</literal>
        </para>
        <para>
            Keyword <literal>case</literal> points out one variant of a variable value (it is the
            variable value which is selected from a range of values).
        </para>
        <para>
            Use it in the following way:
            <programlisting role="no-scilab-exec"><![CDATA[
select expr0
    case expr1 then
        instructions 1
    case expr2 then
        instructions 2
	  ...
    case exprn then
        instructions n
    [else instructions]
end
     ]]></programlisting>
        </para>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Examples</title>
        <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
OS=getos()
select OS
case "Windows" then
  disp("Scilab on Windows")
case "Linux" then
  disp("Scilab on Linux")
case "Darwin" then
  disp("Scilab on MacOs")
else
  error("Scilab on Unknown platform")
end
 ]]></programlisting>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="see also">
        <title>See also</title>
        <simplelist type="inline">
            <member>
                <link linkend="select">select</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="while">while</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="end">end</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="for">for</link>
            </member>
        </simplelist>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="history">
        <title>History</title>
        <revhistory>
            <revision>
                <revnumber>6.0.0</revnumber>
                <revdescription>
                  <literal>case</literal> is now protected:
                  Assignments like <literal>case=1</literal> are no longer possible.
                </revdescription>
            </revision>
        </revhistory>
    </refsection>
</refentry>
