Environments, Tables, And Troff Macros - select (7)
select(7f) - [EXECUTION CONTROL] select a block based on a value, type, or rank
SYNOPSIS
See SELECT_CASE, SELECT_RANK, or SELECT_TYPE
DESCRIPTION
A SELECT CASE may be used to select and execute a block of statements based on a value somewhat like a special case of IF/ELSEIF/ELSE/ENDIF.
A SELECT RANK selects code to execute conditionally based on the RANK of a array in a polymorphic procedure.
Similarly a A SELECT TYPE selects code to execute conditionally based on the TYPE of a value passed to a procedure.
For further details see the specific documentation in the topics SELECT_CASE, SELECT_RANK, and SELECT_TYPE.
| Nemo Release 3.1 | select (7) | June 29, 2025 |
