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Request #32059 ranges in switch
Submitted: 2005-02-21 23:55 UTC Modified: 2010-11-15 20:42 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 0 (0.0%)
From: scooley at apple dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 5.0.3 OS: mac os x
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2005-02-21 23:55 UTC] scooley at apple dot com 
Description:
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why not some behavior like this?

...
switch($var)
	{
	case <= 9:
		{
		echo "less than ten";
		break;
		}
	case 10:
		{
		echo "ten exactly";
		break;
		}
	case >10 <> <15:
		{
		echo ?a range of values? why not?";
		break;
		}
	case >= 15:
		{
		echo ?greater than or equal to fifteen";
		break;
		}
	default:
		{
		echo ?what am I not thinking of here??
		break;
		}
	}
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 [2010-11-15 14:44 UTC] scratch65535 at att dot net 
I too think it would be very convenient to allow a range as a case, e.g.

switch( $somevar )
{
    case 1..5 :
        // code & break
    case 6..23 : 
        // code & break
    // etc
}

(I also think it'd be very convenient if bugzilla didn't claim "incorrect captcha" when the problem is "i can't set a cookie")
 [2010-11-15 19:15 UTC] scooley at apple dot com
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues
 [2010-11-15 19:15 UTC] scooley at apple dot com 
Hey, so it's been pointed out to me that this is possible already.


switch($var)
	{

	case ($var <=9):
		{
		do_this();
		break;
		}

	case ($var >= 10) && ($var <= 100) :
		{
		do_something();
		break;
		}

	}

Basically, the cases just need to evaluate to true or false in order for the code within to run, so you can do comparisons and ranges; you just need to form them correctly.
 [2010-11-15 20:40 UTC] pajoye@php.net
-Status: Closed +Status: Bogus
 [2010-11-15 20:40 UTC] pajoye@php.net 
not a bug > bogus
 [2010-11-15 20:42 UTC] scooley at apple dot com 
fine with me.
 
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