Switch statement for string matching in JavaScript

Question

How do I write a swtich for the following conditional?

If the url contains \"foo\", then settings.base_url is \"bar\".

The following is achi

Answer 1

Another option is to use input field of a regexp match result:

str = 'XYZ test';
switch (str) {
  case (str.match(/^xyz/) || {}).input:
    console.log("Matched a string that starts with 'xyz'");
    break;
  case (str.match(/test/) || {}).input:
    console.log("Matched the 'test' substring");        
    break;
  default:
    console.log("Didn't match");
    break;
}