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Old 11-30-2010
if else and function.

Hi,

I ahve many if else functions in my script but no function is avaialbe.
Now I want to write a function and function body should have case statements. But the choice for that case statements should come as a parameter from the each ELSE part of my if-else statements.

for eg:
Code:
Function_case() {
 
case statements.......with choices 1,2,3,4...
case1:
echo "you"
case2:
echo "me"
 
}
if ["keyword" = "keyword"]
then 
do this
else 
function_case;   #####here I want to pass 1 for my above function, so that case1 will get execute####
fi
 
if ["keyword1" = "keyword1"]
then 
do this
else 
function_case;   ####here I want to pass 2 for my above function, so that case2 will get execute#####
fi

and so on......

Please help me out with the proper syntax to pass the argument for function_case and with case syntax as well.

Last edited by Scott; 12-01-2010 at 05:58 PM.. Reason: Code tags, please...
# 2  
Old 11-30-2010
variable must be preceed by $ sign
you need a space after [ and before ]

Regarding case statement, here is just a little example (totally useless, just for education purpose)

Code:
#!/bin/ksh

# expect  Firstname Lastname as argument

fonc_display(){
case "$1" in
[A-D]*) echo "name at beginning of alphabet" ;;
[V-Z]*|N*) echo "name at the end of alphabet or starting with same letter than Norris" ;;
[0-9]*) echo "Error : expected argument is a not a number" ;;
*) echo "Middle of alphabet" ;;
esac
}

echo "$1 , we are going to check your Lastname : $2 ... "
fonc_display "$2"


Last edited by ctsgnb; 11-30-2010 at 08:47 PM..
# 3  
Old 11-30-2010
Thanks for the reply.

As you have specified, Could you please tell me what does below means, how does it work?
Code:
[A-D]*)
[V-Z]*|N*) 
[0-9]*) *)

thanks.

Last edited by Scott; 12-01-2010 at 05:58 PM..
# 4  
Old 11-30-2010
Code:
$ cat chk
#!/bin/ksh

# expect  Firstname Lastname as argument

fonc_display(){
case "$1" in
[A-D]*) echo "name at beginning of alphabet" ;;
[V-Z]*|N*) echo "name at the end of alphabet or starting with same letter than Norris" ;;
[0-9]*) echo "Error : expected argument is a not a number" ;;
*) echo "Middle of alphabet" ;;
esac
}

echo "$1 , we are going to check your Lastname : $2 ... "
fonc_display "$2"

Code:
$ ksh chk Chuck Norris
Chuck , we are going to check your Lastname : Norris ...
name at the end of alphabet or starting with same letter than Norris
$ ksh chk Tux Greenland
Tux , we are going to check your Lastname : Greenland ...
Middle of alphabet
$ ksh chk Amit Matur
Amit , we are going to check your Lastname : Matur ...
Middle of alphabet
$ ksh chk BadEntry 9043
BadEntry , we are going to check your Lastname : 9043 ...
Error : expected argument is a not a number
$ ksh chk Diego Zorro
Diego , we are going to check your Lastname : Zorro ...
name at the end of alphabet or starting with same letter than Norris
$

# 5  
Old 11-30-2010
Code:
# /temp/script $$$.$$ @-@
36812$.36812 , we are going to check your Lastname : @-@ ...
Middle of alphabet

@ ctsgnb please use [code] tags when you post code or data sample Smilie
# 6  
Old 11-30-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by danmero
Code:
# /temp/script $$$.$$ @-@
36812$.36812 , we are going to check your Lastname : @-@ ...
Middle of alphabet

@ ctsgnb please use [code] tags when you post code or data sample Smilie
Come on dude ! i fixed it even before you got the time to finish this post Smilie
# 7  
Old 11-30-2010
Thanks...so helpful.

but I didnt understand below:
Code:
echo "$1 , we are going to check your Lastname : $2 ... "
fonc_display "$2"

From where the $1 will come or $2 will come to send this to the function.

Last edited by Scott; 12-01-2010 at 05:58 PM..
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