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# SWITCH
The SWITCH function evaluates an expression against a list of values and returns the result corresponding to the first matching value. If there is no match, an optional default value is returned.
### Syntax
```excel-formula
switch( expression, val1, res1, val2, res2, ... val_n, res_n, default )
```
### Arguments
exp – The statement to be evaluated
val1, val2, … val\_n – The list of values to be compared against the expression
res1, res2, … res\_n – The result to be returned in case of a match
default – The default value to be returned if the expression does not match with any of the values in the argument list. This is an optional argument.
### **Return value**
Result when the expression matches with value, default in case there was no match.
### **Example**
```excel-formula
SWITCH(Region, "West", 25, "East",30, 50)
```
Will return 25 if the region is West, 30 if the region is East and 50 for all the other regions
### **Excel equivalent**
[SWITCH](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switch-function-47ab33c0-28ce-4530-8a45-d532ec4aa25e)
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