On Fri, 2010-09-24 at 15:54 -0400, Bob McConnell wrote:
> From: tedd
>
> > At 2:23 PM -0400 9/24/10, Bob McConnell wrote:
> >>
> >>A switch works when a single test can dispatch all possible branches.
> If
> >>you have a series of tests where each looks for a different subset of
> >>conditions, you need an elseif.
>
> > Not so, O'wise one.
> >
> > This will work:
> >
> > switch(1)
> > {
> > case $a > $b:
> > /* whatever
> > break;
> >
> > case $c == 1:
> > /* whatever
> > break;
> >
> > case $d == 'this works':
> > /* whatever
> > break;
> > }
> >
> > Granted, it's not the normal way a switch works in some other
> > languages, but it does work in PHP. :-)
>
> That is just so wrong, it can't actually be taken seriously. There is
> simply no justification for such broken logic.
>
> Bob McConnell
>
I don't often use this type of logic, but I have used it before and it's
served me well. Essentially, a switch is a glorified if statement, and I
find them a lot nicer to read and write than a series of if/elseif
blocks.
Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
