Bug #67504 [NEW]: Alternative switch syntax - error when case not in same block with switch

From: lightnb at bellsouth dot net Operating system: Ubuntu 14.04 PHP version: 5.5.13 Package: *General Issues Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Alternative switch syntax - error when case not in same block with switch Description: ------------ My actual version is 5.5.9-1ubuntu4, it wasn't on the list. This is the Ubuntu package version on Ubuntu 14.04. The following code throws a parse error on the second line. The error is: "syntax error, unexpected ' ', expecting endswitch (T_ENDSWITCH) or case (T_CASE) or default (T_DEFAULT)" <?switch($MyVar):?> <?case '1':?> Step One <?break;?> <?case '2':?> Step Two <?break;?> <?endswitch;?> It appears that the closing tag trips up the parser which it should not do when using the alternative switch syntax. Using the following syntax (putting the first case in the same PHP block as the opening switch) works correctly: <?switch($MyVar): case '1':?> Step One <?break;?> <?case '2':?> Step Two <?break;?> <?endswitch;?> Test script: --------------- <?switch($MyVar):?> <?case '1':?> Step One <?break;?> <?case '2':?> Step Two <?break;?> <?endswitch;?> -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67504&edit=1 --