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otherwise

Syntax

otherwise statement(s)

Description

Keyword; precedes instructions that Lingo performs when none of the earlier conditions in a case statement are met.

This keyword can be used to alert users of out-of-bound input or invalid type, and can be very helpful in debugging during development.

Example

The following handler tests which key the user pressed most recently and responds accordingly:

If the user pressed A, B, or C, the movie performs the corresponding action following the of keyword.

If the user pressed any other key, the movie executes the statement that follows the otherwise keyword. In this case, the statement is a simple alert.

on keyDown
	case (the key) of
		"A": go to frame "Apple"
		"B", "C":
			puppetTransition 99
			go to frame "Oranges"
		otherwise:
			alert "That is not a valid key."
	end case
end keyDown