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[sneeze]

Hi.
Im working on a script that spells out the location of the visitor, using "$HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE". Im currently using if/elseif/else to add each countrycode to the script and make it print out the countryname.
example: (this is the include file)

$lang = "$HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE";
if ($lang == sv) {
$lang_message = "sweden";
} elseif ($lang == da) {
$lang_message = "denmark";
} else {

$lang_message = "$HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE";
}

and this calls the script:

<?echo $lang_message?>

Now to my question:

Instead of making the biggest if/elseif/else script the world will ever see, is there a better way to do this?
Im aiming at covering all the available countrycodes. (i can hear laughter already...)

Oh... btw.. did i mention that I'm a n00b and that this is my first script-attempt? 🙂

[reidme]

the best way would be to store all the country codes in an array

$lang_array = array(
"en" =>"english", "sv" => "swedesh", "dn" => "danish" ;)/*etc....
 then search the array for $lang variable and respond: */
$check = array_search($lang, $lang_array);
if ($check === false) {
$lang = "$HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE";
} else {
$lang_mes = $check; }
//do something with $check :D

I'm a n00b too btw, and arrays are something you should work on straight away.
hope that helps.

[sneeze]

Yes!!..
Thanks alot, m8.
That helped me alot!

Somewhere i knew it had to be done using an array, but i didnt quite know how... i surley apreciate this. Kinda opened up a new door for me since this solved another script-issue usig array aswell 😉