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Bug #49993 switch: default is triggering every time
Submitted: 2009-10-25 23:33 UTC Modified: 2009-10-26 00:31 UTC
From: sworddragon2 at aol dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.3.0 OS: Windows XP Professional SP3
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2009-10-25 23:33 UTC] sworddragon2 at aol dot com 
Description:
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In this example default is triggering although the case statement is triggering before.

Reproduce code:
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switch(1)
{
	case 1: echo "case 1: triggered\n";
	default: echo 'default: triggered';
}

Expected result:
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case 1: triggered

Actual result:
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case 1: triggered
default: triggered

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 [2009-10-25 23:35 UTC] rasmus@php.net 
Please read the documentation on switch/case (for any language) carefully.  This is expected behaviour.  Hint, read about "break".
 [2009-10-26 00:27 UTC] sworddragon2 at aol dot com 
I have allready read the documentation. Maybe it's a misunderstanding because the switch documentation isn't translated in my language but the documentation says the following:

A special case is the default case. This case matches anything that wasn't matched by the other cases. For example: 


If this issue is working correctly the documentation is wrong i think.
 [2009-10-26 00:31 UTC] sean@php.net 
Hint: read what Rasmus wrote about "hint."
 
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