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Start your free trialBruce Migeri
2,675 PointsSwitch statements PHP Where am I going wrong
Challenge Task 1 of 2
In the code provided, there is an if statement that displays a message IF the user role is not equal to "admin". We want to display separate messages based on the role of the logged in user. First we're going to add a message for our admin and keep the current message as the default. Change the if statement to a switch statement, keeping the current message as the default. Add a check for the role of "admin" and display the following message: As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post. Bummer! I do not see the correct default output.
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($role)) {
$role = 'subscriber';
}
//change to switch statement
$role = 'admin';
switch ($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.";
break;
}
?>
Andrew Cato
4,263 PointsYou're setting the role to admin every time this code executes.
If you remove the $role = 'admin';
line before your switch
statement and this should execute properly.
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($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.";
break;
}
?>
Bruce Migeri
2,675 PointsIf I remove the $role = 'admin' line I get this error message: ** Bummer! I do not see the correct output for admin. Did you leave off a "break"?**
Guek Chong Goh
Courses Plus Student 2,842 PointsWhy i follow exactly above answer, still come out message : Bummer! I do not see the correct output for admin. Did you leave off a "break"?
2 Answers
Colten Van Tussenbrook
3,589 PointsAny chance there's a bug here? I'm having the same issue and I'm 99% sure our code is correct. Or maybe there's something in the instructions that isn't clear?
Nikola Horváth Klubertová
524 PointsYes, dot after post is missing:
<?php //Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber if (!isset($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."; break; }
Ben Payne
1,464 PointsBen Payne
1,464 PointsYou're setting
$role
to'admin'
right before the switch statement. Is that intended?