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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

Posted by mathieu combaudon
mathieu combaudon
Courses Plus Student 14,894 Points

i'm not sure about this but there is something wrong.

ii've made everything so that an admin can have the message, and so far it doesnt see where i inject admin

switch.php 
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($role)) {
    $role = 'admin';
}


//change to switch statement
switch ($role){
  case ($role == 'admin'):
    echo ('As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.');
    break;
  case ($role =='subscriber'):
    echo ("You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.");
    break;
default:
    echo ("You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.");
    break;
}

1 Answer

Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points
Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points

Hi mathieu,

What is throwing things off is a slight difference in syntax for the case clauses. The compiler knows that $role is being checked because you specified it in the switch statement. Thus, you want the case statements just to check for the string values themselves, and not if $role is equal to those particular values.

This would mean rewriting the first lines of your case clauses to be like:

  case 'admin':
  case 'subscriber':

Hope this helps!