choose (Choose Element)

The choose element wraps if/else blocks into a choose block.

[Example: Consider the following example of a choose element in a DrawingML diagram:

<choose name="Name1">

   <if name="Name2" func="var" arg="dir" op="equ" val="norm">

      <alg type="snake">

         <param type="grDir" val="tL"/>

         <param type="flowDir" val="row"/>

         <param type="contDir" val="sameDir"/>

         <param type="off" val="ctr"/>

      </alg>

   </if>

   <else name="Name3">

      <alg type="snake">

         <param type="grDir" val="tR"/>

         <param type="flowDir" val="row"/>

         <param type="contDir" val="sameDir"/>

         <param type="off" val="ctr"/>

      </alg>

   </else>

</choose>

 

In this example, a choose element is used to define two different sets of parameters associated with a snake algorithm depending upon the direction in which the user wants the algorithm to flow (RTL or LTR). end example]

Parent Elements

else (§5.9.2.12); forEach (§5.9.2.14); if (§5.9.2.15); layoutNode (§5.9.2.19)

 

Child Elements	Subclause
else (Else)	§5.9.2.12
if (If)	§5.9.2.15

 

Attributes	Description
name (Name)	A unique name associated with the choose statement.   [Example: Consider the following example of a choose element in a DrawingML diagram:   <choose name="Name1">   ...   </choose>   In this example, the choose element is named Name1. end example]   The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema string datatype.

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_Choose">

   <sequence>

   <element name="if" type="CT_When" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

   <element name="else" type="CT_Otherwise" minOccurs="0"/>

   </sequence>

   <attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="optional" default=""/>

</complexType>