switch

Syntax

switch ( mixed $var ) {
	case mixed $value1:
		// do stuff
		break;
	case mixed $value2:
		// do stuff
		break;
	default:
		// do stuff
}
);

PHP manual

Description

This construct works similar to an if statement, where a value is compared to some condition. The case statements are the individual conditional comparisons, similar to the else if. The default works like an else where if none of the other conditions are true, then it will execute.

Parameters

var

Variable to be evaluated and then compared to each case.

value1

Value to compare the $var to, which can be a literal, variable, or expression.

Return Values

Returns the number of times the event fired.