IF Statement

magic_bern

Hi All,
i have a table in which some meter names were not stored by the name the management would like to report it by. In my report, i am using th following if statement:

if (dataSetRow["metername"] == 'nhm_e_lthw') {
'QwCHPa1';
}
else if (dataSetRow["metername"] == 'nhm_e_ct') {
'QwCHPa2';
}
else if (dataSetRow["metername"] == 'nhm_ohc') {
'CHP Td Tn';
}
else if (dataSetRow["metername"] == 'nhm_aec') {
'ECHP d n';
}
else if (dataSetRow["metername"] == 'nhm_h1af52') {
'PECHP d n';
}

but for some reason the rows are not being displayed. the same thing happen when i use "" instead of '' on string. also, when i use the = instead of == it returns only the first if statement for everything.

I am using Birt 232. any help on the syntax of this if statement would be much appreciated

Thank you
Berny

thuston

That code should be fine (as long as you only have those 5 possible values).<br />
I think what you are asking is where the other values went.<br />
You need to add the default condition too.<br />
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}else{
dataSetRow["metername"];
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You should not need the Java String.equals('value')<br />
It is Java/Javascript, so always use == for comparison. = is for assignment.<br />
<br />
The Switch is usually easier to read and maintain than a cascade of 'if else if'<br />
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_switch.asp'>http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_switch.asp</a&gt;