xlate: CASE or SWITCH statement

[Peter Heggie]

Enhancement short description:

Add CASE or SWITCH statement operation to translation configuration.

Date:

03/18/2011

Operating System:

AIX

Version of OS:

AIX 6.1

Cloverleaf Version:

5.8

Revision:

Rev 0

Tool:

Translation Configurator

Enhancement Long Description:

Provide a new operation to make it easy to invoke different sets of actions based on a value. It is similar to an IF operation, but allows more then two sets of actions (i.e. IF = actions 1, ELSE = actions 2). This is one example of a possible format:

SWITCH                           0(0).MSH(0).#9(0)

   CASE =ADT^A01

       COPY                       0(0).PV1(0).#6(0) -> 0(0).PV1(0).00133

   CASE =ADT^A03

       COPY                       0(0).PV1(0).#6(0).1 -> 0(0).PV1(0).00133

   CASE ELSE

       COPY                       0(0).PV1(0).#6(0).2 -> 0(0).PV1(0).00133

Benefits:

Avoid calling TCL to provide this functionality; avoid nested IFs; allow easy addition of new field value & actions (easier maintenance); make translator more readable and understandable.

Peter Heggie

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