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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

edwin rivera
edwin rivera
6,446 Points
Posted by edwin rivera
edwin rivera
6,446 Points

What am I doing wrong?

I am getting an error saying my default output is incorrect.

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

//change to switch statement
switch ($role != 'admin') {
  case '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.";
}

?>

2 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points

why is the switch ($role != 'admin'), that is where the error is, and it should be switch($role)

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

//change to switch statement
switch($role){
  case '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.";
}
edwin rivera
edwin rivera
6,446 Points
edwin rivera
edwin rivera
6,446 Points

Thanks for pointing that out for me. the challenge said to leave some of the code alone so i assumed that was part of the code we werent suppose to touch.