Switch / Case
Switch / Case
Switch / CaseDescription
The Switch Case transform implements the Switch/Case statement found in popular programming languages like Java.
In our case we route rows of data to one or more target transforms based on the value encountered in a certain field.
Hop Engine
Spark
Flink
Dataflow
Options
Transform name
The name that uniquely identifies the transform.
Field name to switch
The field name that contains the value to use as a bases for the row routing.
Use string contains comparison
If checked, the comparison will be true if the value is found anywhere in the field being tested. Unchecked and the value has to exactly match the field.
Case value data type
The data type of the values specified in this dialog
Case value conversion mask
The conversion mask of the values specified in this dialog (numeric / date values)
Case value decimal symbol
The decimal symbol of the values specified in this dialog (numeric values)
Case value grouping symbol
The grouping symbol of the values specified in this dialog (numeric values)
Case values
Here you can specify a value-target transform pair, one per row. To specify a null value, simply leave the value column blank while entering a target transform. Please note that it is possible to specify the same target transform more than once.
Default target transform
All the rows that don’t match any of the case values above are sent to this target transform.
Last updated 2025-09-04 18:23:15 +0200
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