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PHP provides another control structure called a "switch" statement. Switch statements are similar to a series of IF statements that use the same expression. Switch statements allow you to compare many different values with the same variable or expression. For example: you may want to look at the day of the week, and perform different actions based on which day of the week it is.
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switch (date('l')) {
case "Monday":
echo "Wash on Monday";
break;
case "Tuesday":
echo "Iron on Tuesday";
break;
case "Wednesday":
echo "Mend on Wednesday";
break;
case "Thursday":
echo "Churn on Thursday";
break;
case "Friday":
echo "Clean on Friday";
break;
case "Saturday":
echo "Bake on Saturday";
break;
case "Sunday":
echo "Rest on Sunday";
break;
default:
echo "I don't know what day it is";
break;
}
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