Control flow: IF vs SWITCH

[imark]

The need to solve a certain issue sparked a small philosophical debate on the existential purpose of two different control-flow constructs within QV.

To my eye, they serve the same exact purpose, so I am wondering "why having them both". Are there situations where either one is to be preferred to the other?

[marcus_sommer]

It's not Qlik specific else quite common constructs in scripts/programs. Therefore take a look here:

difference-between-if-else-and-switch
what-is-the-difference-between-if-else-and-switch

- Marcus