Conditionally executes one block of constructs or statements
depending on the value of a scalar expression in a SELECT CASE
statement. Statement format:
[name :] SELECT CASE (expr)
[CASE (case-value [,case-value]...) [name]
block]...
[CASE DEFAULT [name]
block]
END SELECT [name]
name Is the name of the CASE construct.
expr Is an expression of type integer, logical, or
character (enclosed in parentheses). Evaluation
of this expression results in a value called
the case index.
case-value Is one or more compile-time constant expressions
of type integer, logical, or character (enclosed
in parentheses). Each "case-value" must be of the
same data type as "expr". If the type is character,
"case-value" and "expr" can be of different lengths.
Integer and character expressions can be expressed
as a range of case values, taking one of the following
forms:
low:high
low:
:high
Case values must not overlap.
block Is a sequence of zero or more statements or
constructs.
If a construct name is specified in a SELECT CASE statement, the
same name must appear in the corresponding END SELECT statement.
The same construct name can optionally appear in any CASE statement
in the construct.
The case expression ("expr") is evaluated first. The resulting
case index is compared to the case values to find a matching value
(there can only be one). When a match occurs, the block following
the matching case value is executed and the construct terminates.
The following rules determine whether a match occurs:
o When the case value is a single value (no colon appears), a
match occurs as follows:
Data Type A Match Occurs If:
--------- ---------------------------
Logical case-index .EQV. case-value
Integer or character case-index == case-value
o When the case value is a range of values (a colon appears), a
match depends on the range specified, as follows:
Range A Match Occurs If:
----- -------------------------
low: case-index >= low
:high case-index <= high
low:high low <= case-index <= high
The following are all valid case values:
CASE (1, 4, 7, 11:14, 22) ! Individual values as specified:
! 1, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22
CASE (:-1) ! All values less than zero
CASE (0) ! Only zero
CASE (1:) ! All values above zero
If no match occurs but a CASE DEFAULT statement is present, the
block following that statement is executed and the construct
terminates.
If no match occurs and no CASE DEFAULT statement is present, no
block is executed, the construct terminates, and control passes to
the next executable statement or construct following the END SELECT
statement.
The following are examples of CASE constructs:
INTEGER FUNCTION STATUS_CODE (I)
INTEGER I
CHECK_STATUS: SELECT CASE (I)
CASE (:-1)
STATUS_CODE = -1
CASE (0)
STATUS_CODE = 0
CASE (1:)
STATUS_CODE = 1
END SELECT CHECK_STATUS
END FUNCTION STATUS_CODE
SELECT CASE (J)
CASE (1, 3:7, 9) ! Values: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
CALL SUB_A
CASE DEFAULT
CALL SUB_B
END SELECT
The following three examples are equivalent:
1. SELECT CASE (ITEST .EQ. 1)
CASE (.TRUE.)
CALL SUB1 ()
CASE (.FALSE.)
CALL SUB2 ()
END SELECT
2. SELECT CASE (ITEST)
CASE DEFAULT
CALL SUB2 ()
CASE (1)
CALL SUB1 ()
END SELECT
3. IF (ITEST .EQ. 1) THEN
CALL SUB1 ()
ELSE
CALL SUB2 ()
END IF