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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