Switch statement - contains

[yannip]

Hi,

I’m trying to do the following:

I have a switch and some situations where I should be able to evaluate whether a variable contains a certain value. However, I get an error when I add the “contains” syntax: Overload resolution failed because no accessible “contains” accepts this numer of arguments.

How can I still achieve this within my switch activity?

[indra]

@yannip In Switch properties Change TypeArgument to string

[yannip]

Hi indra,

it is already string :).

[Uthraa]

.Contains function takes a string argument. I believe that would be the change you have to do .
Thanks.

[nadim.warsi]

If you want to use contains you will have to change the whole condition to add outputs and then check the outputs.
Like Uthraa said contains takes a argument varPO_Sector1.ToString.Contains(“Machinery”) for example

See the below if this helps as it fits your use-case

Using Switch Statement to check if a string contains a word

I think you’re problem is that your expression always equals the full string so there is no Case for it to go to (I probably confused you). Try using your .Contains in the expression, then use the String “SUCCESS” as the Case. [image] I’m not aware of a way to use a condition as the Case, so I normally just use the condition in the Expression, like I have presented in the example. I also added .ToUpper to remove case-sensitivity. Regards.

[yannip]

Ok thanks, i just included another if to solve it eventually…

Another question, rather simple but I am not getting my result.

I want to split the following to get the value (PPER) between the second brackets:
Machinery (CPR) AND Destruction (PPER)

I was trying the following string.split(“AND"c)(1).split(”)“c)(0).split(”("c)(1) but i think i have an issue when splitting on “and”?

[nadim.warsi]

Why so complicated.
Also split take only a char not a whole AND may be thats the error reason

You can simply do string.Subtring(string.LastIndexOf(“(”),4) and you will get PPER

[yannip]

Thanks, because sometimes I have “AND” three times and I need the value after the first “AND” and the characters between brackets can be 3 or 4 or 5 or even 10.

[nadim.warsi]

Give me a example, ill provide you the string function

[yannip]

Example 1: Machinery (CPR) AND Destruction (PPER)
Example 2: Testing (ABCDEF) AND Machinery (MACHINEPOLLUTION) AND Abuse (POSL)

For example, I need some code that would give me PPER in the first case and MACHINEPOLLUTION in the second case.

[nadim.warsi]

I had to come back to your logic to do it in one statement.

output = string.Split({"AND"},StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)(1).Split("("c)(1).Replace(")","")

[yannip]

Thank you, looks very neat :).

[yannip]

Hi @nadim.warsi,

Another “split” question. I need to split the following “2010 - trmlo202010 - 21 - 23” and the output should be “trmlo202010 - 21 - 23”. If i split on “-” with index 1, I only get the ‘trmlo202010’ part. Also it is variable, I know there will be at least 1 “-” and I need to get the string after this first “-”.

[nadim.warsi]

yes in this case you go with sub-string and not split
string.Substring("-").Trim

This will give you string after 1st ‘-’