# SWITCH The **SWITCH** function evaluates an expression against a list of values and returns the result corresponding to the first matching value. If no match is found, an optional default value is returned. ### Syntax ```javascript SWITCH(expression, val1, res1, val2, res2, ..., val_n, res_n, default) ``` ### Arguments * *expression*: The expression to evaluate. * *val1, val2, … val\_n*: The values to compare against the expression. * *res1, res2, … res\_n*: The result to return for each matching value. * *default* (Optional): The value to return if no match is found. ### **Return value** Returns the result corresponding to the first matching value. If no match is found, returns the *default* value (if specified). ### **Example** 
SWITCH(Sub-Category, "Bookcases", 4.55, "Chairs", 2.67, "Tables", 2.81, "Art", 1.35, 
"Paper", 3.79, "Machines", 10.55, "Envelopes", 1.23, "Storage", 2.53, 0)
Evaluates the *Sub-Category* value and returns the corresponding numeric value for each match; if no match is found, returns 0.
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