CASE statement
Applies to:  Databricks Runtime 16.3 and above
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Executes thenStmtN for the first optN that equals expr or elseStmt if no optN matches expr.
This is called a simple case statement.
Executes thenStmtN for the first condN evaluating to true, or elseStmt if no condN evaluates to true.
This is called a searched case statement.
For case expressions that yield result values, see CASE expression
This statement may only be used within a compound statement.
Syntax
CASE expr
  { WHEN opt THEN { thenStmt ; } [...] } [...]
  [ ELSE { elseStmt ; } [...] ]
END CASE
CASE
  { WHEN cond THEN { thenStmt ; } [...] } [...]
  [ ELSE { elseStmt ; } [...] ]
END CASE
Parameters
- 
expr
Any expression for which a comparison is defined.
 - 
optAn expression with a least common type with
exprand all otheroptN. - 
thenStmtA SQL statement to execute if the preceding condition is
true. - 
elseStmtA SQL statement to execute if no
condistrue. That is allcondarefalseornull. - 
condA
BOOLEANexpression. 
Conditions are evaluated in order, and only the first set of statements for which opt or cond evaluates to true will be executed.
Examples
-- a simple case statement
> BEGIN
    DECLARE choice INT DEFAULT 3;
    DECLARE result STRING;
    CASE choice
      WHEN 1 THEN
        VALUES ('one fish');
      WHEN 2 THEN
        VALUES ('two fish');
      WHEN 3 THEN
        VALUES ('red fish');
      WHEN 4 THEN
        VALUES ('blue fish');
      ELSE
        VALUES ('no fish');
    END CASE;
  END;
 red fish
-- A searched case statement
> BEGIN
    DECLARE choice DOUBLE DEFAULT 3.9;
    DECLARE result STRING;
    CASE
      WHEN choice < 2 THEN
        VALUES ('one fish');
      WHEN choice < 3 THEN
        VALUES ('two fish');
      WHEN choice < 4 THEN
        VALUES ('red fish');
      WHEN choice < 5 OR choice IS NULL THEN
        VALUES ('blue fish');
      ELSE
        VALUES ('no fish');
    END CASE;
  END;
 red fish