You can use the following syntax in PowerShell to use a switch statement with multiple values:
switch($conference) {
{$_ -in "North", "N", "Nor"} { "North Conference" }
default { "Some Other Conference" }
}
This particular example looks at the string stored in the variable named $conference and does the following:
- If the string is equal to North, N, or Nor, then return North Conference.
- Otherwise, return Some Other Conference.
By using the -in operator, we are able to check if the string in the $conference variable belongs in a list of several strings.
The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.
Example: How to Use Multiple Values in Switch Statement in PowerShell
Suppose we have a string variable named $conference that contains a string indicating which conference a particular sports team belongs in.
We can use a switch statement in PowerShell to return “North Conference” if the string variable contains any of the following:
- “North”
- “N”
- “Nor”
We can use the following syntax to do so:
$conference = "North"
switch($conference) {
{$_ -in "North", "N", "Nor"} { "North Conference" }
default { "Some Other Conference" }
}
The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:
The switch statement returns “North Conference” because the $conference variable contained one of the three strings that we specified after the -in operator.
Suppose instead that our $conference variable contained “South” as the string:
$conference = "South"
switch($conference) {
{$_ -in "North", "N", "Nor"} { "North Conference" }
default { "Some Other Conference" }
}
The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:
The switch statement returns “Some Other Conference” because the $conference variable did not contain one of the three strings that we specified after the -in operator.
Note: You can find the complete documentation for the switch statement in PowerShell here.
Related Tutorials
The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in PowerShell:
PowerShell: How to Replace Multiple Strings in File
PowerShell: How to Replace Special Characters in String
PowerShell: How to Check if String Exists in List of Strings
