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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

Posted by Wouter Harmsen
Wouter Harmsen
6,999 Points

why do i get this error?? Bummer! I do not see the correct output for editors. Did you leave off a "break"?

when is try out this code in the workspace, is works fine. what did i do wrong here?

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.";
}


?>

1 Answer

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points

I think you already got the answer but anyway here is the correct code I use ':' after the cases like i do it in most languages. Also you had a missing "," in your author echo (after edit). This is a problem for the challange validation

<?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.";
}


?>
Wouter Harmsen
Wouter Harmsen
6,999 Points

aaah i see, thank you for your help. could't see it anymore