CODE EXAMPLE FOR PHP

php switch statement

<?php

  /*
  We use the switch statement to select any one of many blocks to be
  executed.
  Here is an example:
  */
switch (n) {
  case label1:
    code to be executed if n=label1;
    break;
  case label2:
    code to be executed if n=label2;
    break;
  case label3:
    code to be executed if n=label3;
    break;
    ...
  default:
    code to be executed if n is different from all labels;
}

  /*
  You assign it a variable.
  Here is an example of it being used
  */

  $polygon = 12

  switch ($polygon) {
  case 12:
    echo "Dodecagon";
    break;
  case 18:
    echo "Octadecagon";
    break;
  case 42:
    echo "Tetracontakaidigon";
    break;
  default:
    echo "Enneacontakaihexagon";
  }
?>