Re: unexpected switch behavior

No, it wouldn't skip it since it is just a warning and you are effectively doing a switch(NULL) which is still valid. Since you don't have a specific case for NULL you get the default. -Rasmus On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Thoenen, Peter Mr. EPS wrote: > Hello, > > Getting unexpect behavior for the following switch statement > > # snippet in example.php > > switch ($_GET['var']){ > case 1: > echo 'foo'; > break; > default: > echo 'bar'; > } > > When I enter the following url: > > http://sub.domain.tld/example.php > > Page displays: > > Notice: Undefined index: var in \htdocs\example.php on line 19 > bar > > The unexpected behavior is the displaying of the word bar. What I expected > was just the error message. If the switch variable is illegal (or undef), > shouldn't it skip the entire switch statement as opposed to executing it > using the default case. > > Thanks for any clarification on this, > > -Peter > > > ################################## > Peter Thoenen - Systems Programmer > Commercial Communications > Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo > ################################## > > "Stumbled Upon"...heh (Score:5, Funny) /. > by $carab on 23:00 23 August 2002 (#4131637) > > "ForensicTec officials said they stumbled upon the military networks about > two months ago, while checking on network security for a private-sector > client." > > Someone new to a Dvorak probably tried to type in "lynx > http://www.google.com" but instead got "nmap -v -p > 1-1024 -sS -P0 army.mil > -T paranoid". > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >