# Directives

DEFAULT | Branch If No Matching Case

## Format

DEFAULT; logic$
Where:

logic$ | Procedure to handle default (undefined) cases in a case structure. It does not have to be on the same line as the DEFAULT directive, but it can be if you include the semi-colon.

## Description

Use the DEFAULT directive to create branch points to handle situations where there is no corresponding CASE. If a matching case is not found and the DEFAULT is found, execution continues at this point.

## See Also

SWITCH Branch Control
BREAK Immediate Exit of Loop
CASE Define Branch Points

## Example

PROCESS_TAXCODE:
LET LiquorTax=0,SalesTax=0,ServiceTax=0
SWITCH UCS(TaxCode$)
CASE "X","Z" ! two codes are tax exempt
BREAK ! stop processing for case "X" here
CASE "L" ! liquor pays all liquor,sales and service tax
LET LiquorTax=cost*LiquorTaxRate
! no break here, logic falls through
CASE "S" ! pays sales and service tax
LET SalesTax=cost*SalesTaxRate
! no break here, logic falls through
CASE "V" ! service tax
LET ServiceTax=cost*ServiceTaxRate
BREAK ! end processing for this case and any that fell through
DEFAULT ! enter here if case not found
MSGBOX "Unknown tax code","Error"
END SWITCH
LET TotalTax=LiquorTax+SalesTax+ServiceTax
RETURN