Programming PHP

A switch statement is given an expression and compares its value to all cases in the
switch; all statements in a matching case are executed, up to the first break keyword
it finds. If none match, and a default is given, all statements following the default
keyword are executed, up to the first break keyword encountered.
For example, suppose you have the following:
if ($name == 'ktatroe')
// do something
elseif ($name == 'rasmus')
// do something
elseif ($name == 'ricm')
// do something
elseif ($name == 'bobk')
// do something
You can replace that statement with the following switch statement:
switch($name) {
case 'ktatroe':
// do something
break;
case 'rasmus':
// do something
break;
case 'ricm':
// do something
break;
case 'bobk':
// do something
break;
}
The alternative syntax for this is:
switch($name):
case 'ktatroe':
// do something
break;
case 'rasmus':
// do something
break;
case 'ricm':
// do something
break;
case 'bobk':
// do something
break;
endswitch;
Because statements are executed from the matching case label to the next break keyword,
you can combine several cases in a fall-through. In the following example,
“yes” is printed when $name is equal to “sylvie” or to “bruno”:
switch ($name) {
case 'sylvie': // fall-through
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