[RESOLVED] switch statements

angstman

Hi - I'm a newbie and probably a complete moron - my php skills are absolutely embryonic. However, I'm trying to build a query results page and wish to include a variety of page headers, preferably image based, that correspond to the appropriate category. I've been informed that I need to use a switch statement, something like this...

<?php
switch ($_GET['category']){
case "1":
$header= "This is category 1";
break;
case "2":
$header= "This is category 2.. add any sort of code here.";
break;

case "3":
$header= "more info here";
break;

default:
$header= "";
break;

}
// Title echo
echo $header;
?>

Unfortunately, the position of being a complete moron hinders me in that I have no idea of where or how to use the switch statement. If anybody wants to help me, I'd be really grateful....

Other than that, hi everybody....

angstman (aka the moron)

laserlight

Well, it looks like you have a right idea. How does it not work?

Incidentally, another way is to use an associative array instead. You then access the array by key, if the key exists.

halojoy

Your code will work as it is.
But I have change it to how I would like to code it.

If we call that page selector.php
To test your code you use:
http://yoursite/selector.php?category=1
http://yoursite/selector.php?category=2
http://yoursite/selector.php?category=3

<?php

//if no category number was set in URL we use '0'
$cat = isset($_GET['category']) ? $_GET['category'] : '0';

switch ( $cat ){
case "1":
    $header = "This is category 1";
    break;
case "2":
    $header = "This is category 2.. add any sort of code here.";
    break;
case "3":
    $header = "more info here";
    break;
default:
    $header = "default";
    break;
}

// Title echo
echo $header;

?>

angstman

Bloody hell! What a quick response! Thanks guys - I'm in the middle of something right now but I'll take a proper look in while - like I said, I'm an idiot - so I probably won't know what to do with your replies - but thanks...I'll get back in a while

angstman

Hi - I've just uploaded the db for this site - you'll be able to see i'm still working on it

http://www.stevemitchell-portfolio.com

The only category that works at present is "Backcloths".

Basically i'd like to be put some kind of image based header on the results page reading "Backcloths".

Here are the links to the html code
http://www.stevemitchell-portfolio.com/resultsPg.html
and the php include
http://www.stevemitchell-portfolio.com/resultsPg_inc.html

What I'd really like to be able to do is position the header in the html page using a div...

I just can't figure where the hell to put the switch statement or how to populate it...
the Backcloths category=5 in this case - but where the hell do I put the switch statement and how can I "echo" the $header variable in a suitably position div...?
Sorry

the moron...

angstman

I think I'm beginning to see daylight...

angstman

Eureka! - I've managed to create some text based headers!! Thankyou very much. Now all I need to do is to figure out how to apply a div tag to the variable - I've tried this but no dice...

<?php

//if no category number was set in URL we use '0'
$cat = isset($GET['category']) ? $GET['category'] : '0';

switch ( $cat ){
case "5":
$header = 'This is category 5';
break;
case "6":
$header = "test";
break;
case "7":
$header = "more info here";
break;
default:
$header = "default";
break;
}

// Title echo

echo('<div id="testBox"><h1>' . $header . '</h1></div>');

Any help gratefully received

angstman

I sorted it I sorted it!!! I'm sure it's really easy stuff - but you're dealing with an old half- wit here!

Thank you so much!!!

bradgrafelman

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