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Start your free trialMassimo Ceron
22,372 PointsChange the if statement to a switch statement......
The question is: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/php-arrays-and-control-structures/php-conditionals/switch-statements , and my solution is: <?php //Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber if (!isset($role)) { $role = 'subscriber'; }
//change to switch statement switch ($role != 'admin') { echo "As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post."; } , but compare this message: Bummer! syntax error, unexpected 'echo' (T_ECHO), expecting case (T_CASE) or default (T_DEFAULT) or '}' in switch.php on line 9 Why?
2 Answers
Hannu Shemeikka
16,799 PointsHi,
You just replaced text 'if' with text 'switch'. You need to replace the if statement with switch statement.
Switch is like
switch($role) {
case 'xxx':
echo 'nn';
break;
default:
echo 'default case';
}
Massimo Ceron
22,372 PointsGreat, thanks!
Massimo Ceron
22,372 PointsMassimo Ceron
22,372 Points//change to switch statement switch ($role != 'admin') { echo "As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post."; break; default: echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator." }
...the message is same.....
Hannu Shemeikka
16,799 PointsHannu Shemeikka
16,799 PointsYou are missing case-statements and you are checking if role is not admin. You don't need to do this. The switch-case statement is meant for that.
Copy paste my example code and replace xxx with admin and the nn with the correct text.