From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2009-11-01T06:20:05+09:00
Subject: Re: how can i perform a one line case statement on a number

Hi --

On Sun, 1 Nov 2009, Braxton Beyer wrote:

> I want to be able to do something like this:
>
> 1000.case when 100 then "string1" when 110 then "string2" else "Unknown"
> end
>
> I have an app that allows an admin to enter a filter that is ruby code.
> The filter code is then applied directly to a variable.  Is there a way
> to apply a case statement such as the one above

case isn't a method; it's a keyword, so you would do:

   case 1000 when 100 ... end

I'm not sure I've grasped exactly what you need to do, though.


David

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