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**#CASE(** //condition// **)**

**#OF(** //expression// **)**

[ **#OROF(** //expression// **)** ]

//statements//

[ **#ELSE**

//statements// ]

**#ENDCASE**

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| **#CASE** | Initiates a selective execution structure. |
| //condition// | Any Template Language expression which returns a value. |
| **#OF** | The #OF //statements// are executed when the #OF //expression// is equal to the //condition// of the CASE. There may be many #OF options in a #CASE structure. |
| //expression// | Any Template Language expression which returns a value. |
| **#OROF** | The #OROF //statements// are executed when the #OROF //expression// is equal to the //condition// of the #CASE. There may be many #OROF options associated with one #OF option. |
| **#ELSE** | The #ELSE //statements// are executed when all preceding #OF and #OROF //expressions// are not equal to the //condition// of the #CASE. #ELSE (if used) must be the last option in the #CASE structure. |
| //statements// | Any valid executable source code. |
| **#ENDCASE** | Terminates the #CASE structure. |

A **#CASE** structure selectively executes //statements// based on equivalence between the #CASE //condition// and one of the #OF or #OROF //expressions//. If there is no exact match, the //statements// following #ELSE are executed. The #CASE structure must be terminated by **#ENDCASE**. If there is no #ENDCASE, an error message is issued during Template file pre-processing. #CASE structures may be nested within other #CASE structures.

**Example:**

** ****#CASE****(%ScreenField)**

**  #OF('?Ok')**

**    #INSERT(%OkButtonGroup)**

**  #OF('?Cancel')**

**  #OROF('?Exit')**

**    #INSERT(%CancelButtonGroup)**

**  #ELSE**

**    #INSERT(%OtherControlsGroup)**

** ****#ENDCASE**