turn if/elses into an array?

[viveleroi0]

I have a series of embedded if/else commands that assign a default sub-category to a main category passed through the URL.

Can I turn this into something more readable and more efficient? Maybe an array?

if(!isset($subcat))
	{
	if($CatSelect=="Vintage"){$subcat="Victorian";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Czech"){$subcat="Glass";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Accessories"){$subcat="Accessories";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Bargains"){$subcat="$10 POSTPAID";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Designer"){
		$subcat="A";
		$SecondSubCat="Art";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Earrings"){$subcat="Victorian Earrings";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Metal"){$subcat="Mexican";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Plastics"){$subcat="Celluloid";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Special"){$subcat="Patriotic";}
	elseif($CatSelect=="Unsigned"){$subcat="Earrings";}
	else{}
	}

[rachel2004]

Use a switch instead of the if/elseif/else. Should do what you want and look cleaner.

[drawmack]

This will do what you're looking for

$valid_cats = array (
    'Vintage'       => 'Victorian',
    'Czech'         => 'Glass',
    'Accessories' => 'Accessories',
    'Bargains'     => '$10 POSTPAID',
    'Designer'     => 'A',
    'Art'              => 'Art',
    'Earrings'      => 'Victorian Earrings',
    'Metal'           => 'Mexican',
    'Plastics'        => 'Celluloid',
    'Special'         => 'Patriotic',
    'Unsigned'     => 'Earrings'
);

if(!isset($subcat) && in_array($CatSelect,array_keys($valid_cats)) {
    $subcat = $valid_cats[$CatSelect];
} //end if