Switch Case

Overview

When you want to match a value against multiple possibilities in MowaLang, use the enchuko block — our take on the classic switch statement. It's direct, clean, and works great for branching based on numbers, strings, or boolean values.

Pair it with aagipo; to exit early, or leave it out if you’re okay with the next case running too. And yes — a default block has your back if nothing else matches.

Syntax

enchuko (expression) {
  case value1:
    // statements
    aagipo;

  case value2:
    // statements
    aagipo;

  default:
    // fallback statements
    aagipo;
}

Example

idhi signal : string = "green";

enchuko (signal) {
  case "red":
    mowa "Stop";
    aagipo;
  case "green":
    mowa "Go";
    aagipo;
  case "orange":
    mowa "Slow down";
    aagipo;
}

Fallthrough Behavior

Forget aagipo, and the execution falls through — the next case (and even default) will run. Useful sometimes, dangerous other times — you decide.

idhi x : number = 2;

enchuko (x) {
  case 2:
    mowa "Two\n";
  case 3:
    mowa "Three\n";
  default:
    mowa "Done\n";
}

output:

Two
Three
Done

Use aagipo if you want to avoid this.

Nested Blocks? No Problem.

You can nest enchuko inside okavela, varaku(loops), or even other enchuko blocks. It just works.

idhi x : number = 1;
idhi y : number = 2;

enchuko (x) {
  case 1:
    enchuko (y) {
      case 2:
        mowa "Nested match!";
        aagipo;
    }
    aagipo;
}

output:

Nested match!

Prabhas: 'Rebel Time Starts'

Now that you know how to handle multiple conditions using enchuko, it's time to control how your code repeats using loops.