</pre>
</pre>
−== JavaScript ''switch'' Statements ==
+== PHP ''switch'' Statements ==
−''if ... else'' constructs work fine if you need to check a value against criteria (for example checking the value of a string against a couple of possible candidates as follows:
+''if ... else'' constructs described earlier in this chapter work well if you need to check a value against a few different criteria (for example checking the value of a string against a couple of possible candidates) :
<pre>
<pre>
−if (customerName = "Fred")
+<?php
+
+$customerName = "Edward";
+
+if ($ customerName = "Carl ")
{
{
− document.write ("Hello Fred!");
+ echo ' Hello Carl !' ;
}
}
−else if (customerName = "John")
+else if ($ customerName = "Fred ")
{
{
− document.write ("Hello John!");
+ echo ' Hello Fred !' ;
}
}
else
else
{
{
Exception encountered, of type "Error"