What is wrong with my challenge code?

Question

I have the following code for the first step of the switch case challenge. I can't proceed because it says I don't have a case for 'admin.' But I do have a case for admin in there... did I do something wrong?

On a general note, it would be really helpful if the challenges showed the correct answer, rather than just saying 'you're wrong' and not letting you proceed.

<?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 != 'admin': 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."; }

Answer 1 · 2018-04-28T16:21:28Z

April 28, 2018 4:21pm

You have a misunderstanding of how a switch() statement works. Let me revise it for you.

$array = 1;
switch($array) {
  case 1:
    // do something here if $array == 1
    break;
  case 2:
    // do something here if $array == 2
    break;
  case x: // you get the idea. Whatever. x = whatever you're checking $array is equal to.
    break;
}

Think of it as inspecting a variable, and writing a case for each value it could potentially be. For example, array is 1, so in that case do this, and so on and so forth.

I hope this clears it up for you.

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