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Switch Case in text layer returns the switch the value, Having to use switch(true)
Created a pseudo effect for a template, with a popup.
And depending on the what is on the popup the sentence should change.
here is the code
sel = thisComp.layer("Control").effect("Carry Forward")("First Message");
switch(sel){
case 1:
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 6" ;
break;case 2:
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 8";
break;case 3:
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 4";
break;
}However though it doesn’t give me any error it ends up with the text displaying the “sel” value.
That is “1”, “2”, or “3” instead of the sentence.I also tried to put
value = “….” in the cases
same resultsSearching the web I saw something about a switch using “true” instead of a variable, this one worked:
sel = thisComp.layer("Control").effect("Carry Forward")("First Message");
switch(true){
case (sel ==1):
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 6" ;
break;case (sel == 2):
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 8";
break;case (sel == 3):
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 4";
break;
}Any idea why the first one didn’t work, shouldn’t it have the same results?
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2 Replies
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I tried it with a slider control and it didn’t worked out until I rounded the number.
Maybe this will help your problem too.
sel = Math.floor(thisComp.layer("Control").effect("Carry Forward")("First Message"));
switch(sel){
case 1:
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 6" ;
break;case 2:
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 8";
break;case 3:
"CARRY FORWARD PICK 4";
break;
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Good catch.
It worked
I would have done that if I was using a slider, but I though with a pseudo popup it wouldn’t be needed.
So I guess I will call it a little bug that the value of these pseudo popup effects are not exact integers and we need to round it.Thanks
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