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