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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

Posted by Bryan Haire
Bryan Haire
2,971 Points

switch statment not working

is says that task 1 is no longer passing when i enter this. what is wrong? can anyone try and see if it works or not?

switch.php 
<?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;
  case 'editor':
    echo "As an editor, you can add or edit any post, and delete your own posts.";
    break;
  case 'author':
    echo "As an author, you can add, edit, or delete your own post.";
    break;
  default:
    echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
}
?>
Robert Kulagowski
Robert Kulagowski
4,954 Points
Robert Kulagowski
Robert Kulagowski
4,954 Points

Just for grins, add a break to the default case and see if that changes anything.

Bryan Haire
Bryan Haire
2,971 Points

nope says task 1 is no longer passing

Bryan Haire
Bryan Haire
2,971 Points

The exercise instructions: Step 1: Add a check for the role of "editor" and display the following message: As an editor, you can add or edit any post, and delete your own posts. Step 2: Add a check for the role of "author" and display the following message: As an author, you can add, edit, or delete your own post.

says this after i try it: Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.

Don Macarthur
Don Macarthur
28,430 Points

Hey Bryan,

Something weird is going on for you. I just did the challenge and it passed then when I compared my code to yours I could see no difference.

I did the challenge again but this time copied and pasted your code and it passed just fine.

Are you still having issues with it? Or do you have some more code outside of what you have pasted above which we cannot see and is maybe affecting the compiler?

Cheers Don :-)

Bryan Haire
Bryan Haire
2,971 Points

thank you Don!!! you were right, there was something wrong when i tried before but it went through just fine this time.