Re: Better way (if...elseif...else)
| From: | Jack Dempsey | Date: | Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:03:13 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Better way (if...elseif...else) | ||
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you can use switch statements:
switch($priority){
case 000:
code here
break;
case med:
more code
break;
default:
in case none match use default
}
-jack
"Ashley M. Kirchner" wrote:
>
> Is there a better way to write the following snippet:
>
> if ($priority == "000") {
> $fcol="high";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"000\" selected>High\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"050\">Medium\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"100\">Low\n";
> } elseif ($priority == "050") {
> $fcol="med";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"000\">High\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"050\" selected>Medium\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"100\">Low\n";
> } else {
> $fcol="low";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"000\">High\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"050\">Medium\n";
> $pstr .= "<option value=\"100\" selected>Low\n";
> }
>
> I just hate having to repeat pieces of code. This piece here just
> generates a drop down list of items, with the current one being the
> selected one.
>
> AMK4
>
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