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Jonathan Tebb
672 PointsI'm not sure why this answer is not correct
Please help me understand why this answer isn't correct
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($role)) {
$role = 'subscriber';
}
//change to switch statement
if ($role) {
case $role === 'admin':
echo 'As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.';
break;
echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
}
2 Answers
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 PointsFirst things first, change your second if statement so that it uses the switch keyword rather than if.
When you're writing a switch statement you pass in the variable with a predefined value as an argument to the switch keyword.
So you don't have to provide the variable for each case
You can provide as many switch cases as you want but you'll also need to use a default case just in case all the others fail. Just as you would in an if statement.
So your final result will look something like this
<?php
//change to switch statement
switch ($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.";
}
Jonathan Tebb
672 PointsThanks that's very clear and helpful advice.