Switch statement help

[Flybersite]

I wonder if something like my example is possible, could somebody help me?

<?php
	$config = '';

switch($config)
{
	case empty($config) || $config = '':
	{
		return print('It is not available');
	}
}
?>

[djjjozsi]

<?
// $config=$_GET["config"]; 
// $config=$_POST["config"];
$config="";

switch ($config)
{
case "":
print ("notavailable"); //
break; //  

}
?>

[Flybersite]

djjjozsi;10890149 wrote:

<?
// $config=$_GET["config"]; 
// $config=$_POST["config"];
$config="";

switch ($config)
{
case "":
print ("notavailable"); //
break; //  

}
?>

Can I also use functions after case?

[cahva]

If you want to do it like that, why use switch at all? 🙂 Anyway you should read the manual how to use the switch because that is wrong syntax that you have there.

Switch in its simplest is:

switch($config)
{
  case 'something':
    // code
  break;

  case 'something else':
    // code
  break;

  default:
    // if its not any of the above, print, set or return error
  break;
}

[Flybersite]

cahva;10890151 wrote:

If you want to do it like that, why use switch at all? 🙂 Anyway you should read the manual how to use the switch because that is wrong syntax that you have there.

Switch in its simplest is:

switch($config)
{
  case 'something':
    // code
  break;

  case 'something else':
    // code
  break;

  default:
    // if its not any of the above, print, set or return error
  break;
}

I just couldn't find if I could use functions in it

It's easier then if-elseif-else for me because I'm used to Visual Basic where I use Cases as replacement for if and all of it's else's

[djjjozsi]

<?
// $config=$GET["config"];
// $config=$POST["config"];
$config="";

switch ($config)
{
case "":
function_what_you_need();
break; //

}
?>

[cahva]

Yeah I meant that you first tried to use switch as it is an if-elseif-else statement 🙂 PHP, Visual Basic and many other languages work basicly the same way when it comes to if, switch and other statements.

Inside cases you can do whatever you want to do. Use functions etc. It isnt any different than using if statement.

[Flybersite]

cahva;10890154 wrote:

Yeah I meant that you first tried to use switch as it is an if-elseif-else statement 🙂 PHP, Visual Basic and many other languages work basicly the same way when it comes to if, switch and other statements.

Inside cases you can do whatever you want to do. Use functions etc. It isnt any different than using if statement.

No, I meant a condition after case

e.g.

case empty($config) || !isset($config):
{
code goes here
}

[cahva]

Well that is wrong syntax to use switch-case. Why you try to add parenthesis to case? You start the case with case 'condition': and end the case with break;. Between the case and break you add the code you want with that condition. Simple as that.

Read the [man]switch[/man]-page from the manual to see what you can and what you cannot do.