Expression inside switch case statement

Question

I'm trying to create a switch statement but I can't seem to be able to use an expression that gets evaluated (rather than a set string/integer). I can easily do this with if statements but case should hopefully be faster.

I'm trying the following

function reward(amount) {
    var $reward = $("#reward");
    switch (amount) {
        case (amount >= 7500 && amount < 10000):
            $reward.text("Play Station 3");
            break;
        case (amount >= 10000 && amount < 15000):
            $reward.text("XBOX 360");
            break;
        case (amount >= 15000):
            $reward.text("iMac");
            break;
        default:
            $reward.text("No reward");
            break;
    }
}

Am i missing something obvious or is this not possible? Google hasn't been friendly in this case.

Any help/pointers appreciated

M

Answer 1

You could always do

switch (true) {
  case (amount >= 7500 && amount < 10000):
    //code
    break;
  case (amount >= 10000 && amount < 15000):
    //code
    break;

  //etc...

It works because true is a constant, so the code under the first case statement with an expression that evaluates to true will be executed.

It's kinda "tricky" I guess, but I see nothing wrong with using it. A simple if/else statement would probably be more concise, and you'd not have to worry about accidental fall-through. But there it is anyway.