# `case`: one value, many branches. def day_kind(day : String) : String case day when "Saturday", "Sunday" then "weekend" when "Friday" then "almost" else "weekday" end end puts day_kind("Sunday") puts day_kind("Friday") puts day_kind("Tuesday") # A `case` with no value tests each condition in turn. score = 87 case when score >= 90 then puts "A" when score >= 80 then puts "B" else puts "C" end # `case ... in` matches on type, and it must cover every possibility. # `it` is the value, already narrowed to the branch's type. value = score > 50 ? 1 : "one" case value in Int32 then puts "a number: #{it + 1}" in String then puts "a word: #{it.upcase}" end
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recorded with iyi 0.18.0 (built on Crystal 1.22.0-dev [2a9653052] (2026-10-18)) · Linux 7.0.0-38-generic x86_64, QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ · 2026-10-19
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