if statement after use input

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Richard
Richard on 28 Feb 2012
Is there a possibility of performing an if statement following an user input. For exampl:
Variable = input('type 1,2, or 3 :');
Then stating that if the user typed 1...
I would like to use different values in my equations depending on the value inserted by the user, is this possible?

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Wayne King
Wayne King on 28 Feb 2012
Yes,
Variablein = input('type 1,2,or 3:\n');
if (Variablein == 3)
disp('You typed 3');
end
For a string:
Variablein = input('type 1,2,or 3:\n','s');
Variablein = str2num(Variablein);
if (Variablein == 3)
disp('You typed 3');
end
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Richard
Richard on 28 Feb 2012
and what if the use input is a string not a number?
Wayne King
Wayne King on 28 Feb 2012
I updated my example to show that.

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Oleg Komarov
Oleg Komarov on 28 Feb 2012
I don't understand probably, but:
Variable = input('type 1,2, or 3 :')
if Variable == 1
...
elseif Variable == 2
...
elseif Variable == 3
...
else
...
end
Or use a switch case statement.

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