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Re: switch with range of comparisons [message #185209 is a reply to message #184729]

Tue, 11 March 2014 23:51

testmehere
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Denis McMahon wrote:
>
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:35:07 -0500, richard wrote:
>
>> What I want to do is to have one case for all 26 letters of the alphabet
>> without having to use ||.
>
> You can only match 1 possible value of the test variable with each case
> statement in php.
>
> You can not match multiple possible values of the test variable in a
> single case statement in php.
>
> If you wish to match multiple values, you can stack case statements.
>
> The case statement comparison is a coercive equality test, ie it will
> coerce both objects being compared so that it can make a meaningful test
> for equality.
>
> Here is an example of multiple tests all executing the same code branch
> in a switch statement:
>
> switch ( $x ) {
>
> case "fish":
> case "chips":
> case "sausages":
> case "peas":
> case "beans":
> case "burgers":
> echo "food";
> break;
>
> case "salt":
> case "pepper":
> case "vinegar":
> case "ketchup":
> echo "Condiment";
> break;
>
> case "water":
> case "beer":
> case "whisky":
> case "vodka":
> case "cola":
> case "milk":
> case "coffee":
> echo "beverage";
> break;
>
> default:
> echo "Are you sure you want to consume that?";
> break;
>
> }
>
> I eagerly await your next example of how to fuck up a switch statement.
>

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		switch with range of comparisons By: Mr Oldies on Mon, 13 January 2014 23:35
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: Scott Johnson on Tue, 14 January 2014 00:14
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Tue, 14 January 2014 00:30
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: Denis McMahon on Tue, 14 January 2014 01:36
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: Peter H. Coffin on Tue, 14 January 2014 00:54
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: Doug Miller on Tue, 14 January 2014 01:26
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: bill on Tue, 14 January 2014 11:38
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: daniel on Wed, 22 January 2014 22:44
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: Denis McMahon on Thu, 23 January 2014 00:18
		Re: switch with range of comparisons By: testmehere on Tue, 11 March 2014 23:51

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