Re: Switch - Case Statement Questions

On 11/16/2012 12:38 PM, Tim Streater wrote:

On 16 Nov 2012 at 12:10, Omar Muhsin <mrfroasty@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, I was just wondering after writting the code in version 2 here below, it turns out in testing that it actually PHP is not validating the expressions instead always I get the first case. 1.Using nested if statement {THE INTENDED BEHAVIOR}:

        if ($count > 14)
            $boxes = 3;
        elseif($count > 7 && $count <= 14)

You don't need the count<=14 part as you will *only* get there if $count<=14.

            $boxes = 2;
        else
            $boxes = 1;

2. Using Switch {ALWAYS FIRST CASE!!!}

//        $boxes = 1;
//        switch ($count) {
//            case ($count > 14):
//                $boxes = 3;
//                break;
//            case ($count > 7 && $count <= 14):
//                $boxes = 2;
//                break;
//            case ($count <= 7):
//            default :
//                $boxes = 1;
//                break;
//        }

Does anyone know the answer why using the Switch it always execute the first case ?

As has been pointed out you need switch(true). That's a strange way of writing a switch, IMO. You should be using the if version. -- Cheers -- Tim Maybe I'm way out of touch, but when I look at php.net for the syntax of the switch statement I see:

switch($var){ case (value): (do something) case (other value): (do something else) } IN your example, you are using a switch syntax that is nothing like that. I think that your "case " statements are not actually evaluating the value of $count, but are themselves evaluating to a true value that has nothing to do with $count. Here's the manual reference: http://us.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php