Case Decision
This function is one of Verification Operation. You can find the movie in ARGOS video tutorial.
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Author: Jerry Chae Description This plugin brings more smartness to your bot --- It features a decision-making mechanism based on multiple datapoints. It takes one or many statements (expressions) as input. It computes and summarizes which statements are True and returns the summary as output. This not only replaces conventional “if-then-else” sequence in coding but also introduces capabilities to reach decisions after considering various conditions. Restrictions Up to version 3.916.1000, the total number of characters in the Expression section cannot exceed 256. |
Input (Required)
- Expression --- at least one
Output/Return Value
- Character String of Index(s) of the TRUE expressions
- When there is no TRUE expression, the plugin returns 0
How does it work? A simplified example is below.
Expressions
- Product is Apple
- Product is Wine
- Origin is Washington
- Origin is Oregon
When you have an apple from Washington, you receive [1,3]
When you have a wine from California, you receive [2]
When you have an orange from Florida, you receive [0]
Numeric value can be used!
Both integer and float values can be used in the expression statements
Integer: 1, -2
Float: 12.34, -1.23, .0001
Values a automatically and intelligently converted into appropriate type at the time of execution.
If String is compared against numeric values, then the numeric values will be regarded as string.
Supported Formats
Note 1) It is optional to have one space before/after an operator (a symbol between values).
Note 2) If a variable is empty, then [{{my.a}} !=] will return TRUE. However, [{{my.a}}== ] returns false because there is a space after ==.
Equal To
String = String
Numeric = Numeric
String == String
Numeric == Numeric
Not Equal To
String != String
Numeric != Numeric
String <> String
Numeric <> Numeric
Greater Than
String > String
Numeric > Numeric
Greater Than or Equal To
String >= String
Numeric >= Numeric
Smaller Than
String < String
Numeric < Numeric
Smaller Than or Equal To
String <= String
Numeric <= Numeric
Find String
Use 2 vertical bars || --- example --- StringToFind || StringToMatchWithWildcard
Wildcard is * (asterisk)
Starts with
abc___def || abc*
Ends with
abc***def || *def
Contains
abc*zzz*def || *zzz*
Starts and Ends with
abc-zzz-def || abc*defReturn Code
Return Value
Index (1-base) of the True expression
Examples
3 --- if only the 3rd expression is true
2,3 --- if the 2nd and the 3rd expressions are both true\
They can be stored in String, CSV, or File
Return Code
0 Execution Successful
1 The table is not included in PDFfile
9 All other responses from the plugin
Parameter Settings Examples
Example 1
Example 2
