PHP Switch - mini tutorial.

[Excellent2]

switch isn't a function.

:rolleyes:

If your going to make a tutorial, at least code it well, indentation, having default at the bottom, using strings in your get array.

oh denta just said the exact same thing... thats like a teacher teaching you to code in tables -- you shouldn't do it.

Statement then. default can go anywhere it wants, I prefer it at the top because it's much more easier to organize my cases:rolleyes:

[madchild24]

I'm pretty sure theres an easier way to do this same thing.. with less code. but i maybe wrong.. **looks on computer for it**

[Protege]

(23:20) James -> Nicole: $_GET[page]
(23:20) James -> Nicole: what a ...
(23:21) James -> Nicole: wops
(23:21) James -> Nicole: i usually look at the bottom 4 the default
(23:21) TehUpload: same
(23:21) TehUpload: that's where it goes
(23:21) TehUpload: because it says
(23:21) TehUpload: if it is this, bla.
if it is this, bla.
if it isn't either one, bla (default)
(23:21) TehUpload: not
(23:22) TehUpload: if it is neither one, bla (default)
if it is this, bla.

convo with Celeb and I, talking about this.

[Dentafrice]

switch($_GET ["type"]) {
    case "about" :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "about" );
        break;
    
    case "contact" :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "contact" );
    
    default :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "index" );
        break;
} 

[Agnostic Bear]

switch($_GET ["type"]) {
    case "about" :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "about" );
        break;
    
    case "contact" :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "contact" );
    
    default :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "index" );
        break;
} 

That would parse 2 templates when you use contact.

[Dentafrice]

oops forgot that break.

switch($_GET ["type"]) {
    case "about" :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "about" );
        break;
    
    case "contact" :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "contact" );
        break;
    
    default :
        $core->template->parseTemplate( "index" );
        break;
} 

[Agnostic Bear]

Obviously as pointed out above you can drop-through cases, e.g:

switch( $_GET['act'] )
{
    case 'lol':
    case 'what':
    case 'thing':
        echo('lol');
        break;
        
    default:
        echo('default');
        break;
} 

case "lol" would drop through what and thing and echo lol, so would what, and also thing.

[Dentafrice]

Pointing out above, expanding what Dan said, you can use default and index as the same way, and drop-through the cases.

[Hypertext]

Caleb correct me if I'm wrong, isn't it bad to have spacing like

$_GET ["var"]

Between the T and square left bracket? I don't know...

I think we should try and conform to pear.php.net's standards, they are quite good. I'm sick of everybody adding whitespace and parenthesis EVERYWHERE to make it look 'pretty'..

Whitespace and unecessary characters should only be used where it makes it easier to read, and less to type, IMO.

[Dentafrice]

I don't type the spaces, I don't type any of the formatting.

I have a nice little too called Ctrl+Shift+F which does it all for me, to phpDoc standards.. which are highly acceptable

pear's standards are laughed at, and are only used for pear repository coding, not a standard for coding.