# Please rewrite this if-else statement

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**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-rewrite-this-if-else-statement/248790 "2008-01-11T16:31:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhikumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@abhikumar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abhikumar)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-rewrite-this-if-else-statement/248790/1 "2008-01-11T16:31:49Z")

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here is what i have on a button and was wondering what would be the best efficient way to write the same:

please help.

//thenumber and thestyle are two variables.

on (release) {  
if ((thenumber == 1) && (thestyle == 1)) {  
loadMovie(“1.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 1) && (thestyle == 2)) {  
loadMovie(“2.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 1) && (thestyle == 3)) {  
loadMovie(“3.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 2) && (thestyle == 1)) {  
loadMovie(“4.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 2) && (thestyle == 2)) {  
loadMovie(“5.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 2) && (thestyle == 3)) {  
loadMovie(“6.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 3) && (thestyle == 1)) {  
loadMovie(“7.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 3) && (thestyle == 2)) {  
loadMovie(“8.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 3) && (thestyle == 3)) {  
loadMovie(“9.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 4) && (thestyle == 1)) {  
loadMovie(“10.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 4) && (thestyle == 2)) {  
loadMovie(“11.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 4) && (thestyle == 3)) {  
loadMovie(“12.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 5) && (thestyle == 1)) {  
loadMovie(“13swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 5) && (thestyle == 2)) {  
loadMovie(“14.swf”, 1);  
} else if ((thenumber == 5) && (thestyle == 3)) {  
loadMovie(“15.swf”, 1);  
}  
}