The <Switch> element permits to execute conditional code based on the value of a var.

It is equivalent to the switch statement in programming languages.

Element Attributes

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var name of the variable or parameter (From, To etc) non-empty string none

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Response>
	<GetDigits retries="3" validDigits="012">
		<Speak voice="rms">Press 1 to talk with Sales. Press 2 to talk with Support</Speak>
	</GetDigits>
	<Switch var="Digits">
		<Case val="1">
			<Transfer>Sales</Transfer>
		</Case>
		<Case val="2">
			<Transfer>Support</Transfer>
		</Case>
		<Default>
			<Speak voice="rms">Bye.</Speak>
		</Default>
	</Switch>
</Response>