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Posted by kelvinvockins
kelvinvockins
6,906 Points

Code Challenge: Switch Statements - showing an error though it is executing the code

this is the code I have written 

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

//change to switch statement
switch($role) 
{
  case "admin":
    echo "admin";
    if($role == "admin")
    {
        echo "As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.";
    };  
    break;

  case "editor":
    echo "editors";
    break;

  case "author":
    echo "author";
    break;

  case "subscriber":
    echo "subscriber";
    break;

    default:
      echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
      break;
}
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

I formatted your post for readability.

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

There is a semi-colon (;) after the if statement in the 'admin' case.

In fact, that if statement is not needed as it is redundant because if the code is executed there the $role value is 'admin' so there is no requirement to check it again.

kelvinvockins
kelvinvockins
6,906 Points

thanks solved my problem