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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

Posted by Ramadan Yonas
Ramadan Yonas
1,956 Points

I just can't simple figure this out for some reason. Can someone quickly help if they can.

The current code I have displayed now isn't what I have been trying, I am barley trying this out now. I have been trying to figure this out for days so someone please help.

switch.php 
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($role)) {
    $role = 'editor';
  case 'editor':
  echo 'As an editor, you can add or edit any post, and delete your own posts.';
  break;
}

//change to switch statement
switch ($role != 'admin') {
  case 'admin':
    echo 'As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.';
    break;

  case 'editor':
     echo 'As an editor, you can add or edit any post, and delete your own posts.';
    break;

  case 'author':
    echo 'As an author, you can add, edit, or delete your own post.';
    break;

  default:
    echo 'You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.'
      break;
}

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! You're amazingly close here, so I'm going to give some hints, and I feel like you'll be able to get it from these.

  • Your switch should not contain a comparison. You should simply switch on the value of the variable. For example: switch($myValue)
  • The echo in your default statement is missing. a semicolon at the end.
  • The default statement does not need a break

Try it again with these hints in mind, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles:

Ramadan Yonas
Ramadan Yonas
1,956 Points

Could you please show me a full example of what it should be so that I can analyze the different. I am a very hands on learner so I would need to see the bigger picture and then see the difference between them. Thank you!

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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There are only a few small errors in your code so I'm going to omit the admin, editor, and author cases as you did those just perfectly!

switch ($role) {  // This should not be a conditional.  This should simply look at the value of $role

   // The omitted cases go here

  default:
    echo 'You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.';  //note the addition of a semicolon at the end
    // remove the break statement
}

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Ramadan Yonas
Ramadan Yonas
1,956 Points
Ramadan Yonas
Ramadan Yonas
1,956 Points

Yesssssssssss!!!!!! It worked!!! Thank you!!