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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

Posted by Kevin Parine
Kevin Parine
2,402 Points

Not displaying correct default

por que?

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

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

  default:
    $role = 'You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.';
    break;
}
?>

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hi Kevin,

You're on the right track and pretty much have it. However, in the default case, you cannot assign (nor should you) and value to the variable being switch on. The default will execute in the event that none of the cases were met. So, the code block should just echo the statement required, just like it does in the first case.

default:
  echo "what needs to be 'echoed' out"
  break;

Other than that... nice job! :) :dizzy: