[Solved] Switch Statement Options?

[maxhugen]

I've been searching unsuccessfully for any optional operators that can be used in the case of a switch statement.

 

I need to return a message, according to the number of days left in a Trial subscription. For example:

 

$days_left = $date_expiry - $date_today;
switch ($days_left) {
    case >3:
        $msg = "You have ".$days_left." of your Trial.";
        break;
    case >0:
        $msg = "Warning: You only have ".$days_left." of your Trial.";
        break;
    case 0:
        $msg = "Warning: Today is the last day of your Trial.";
        break;
    case <0:
        $msg = "Your free Trial has expired. Please subscribe";
        break;
}

 

This doesn't work (and nothing I've read suggests it should), so how could I accomplish something like this pls?

 

MTIA

[awpti]

You'll need to use conditionals for this - switch doesn't work the way you want.

[whizard]

$days_left = $date_expiry - $date_today;

if($days_left > 3)
{
$msg = "You have ".$days_left." of your Trial.";
}
elseif($days_left < 3 && $days_left > 0)
{
$msg = "Warning: You only have ".$days_left." of your Trial.";
}
elseif($days_left = 0)
{
$msg = "Warning: Today is the last day of your Trial.";
}
else
{
$msg = "Your free Trial has expired. Please subscribe";
}

 

HTH

Dan

[maxhugen]

Sorry, unsure what you mean by conditionals... do you mean if ... elseif ... elseif ...  etc?

[maxhugen]

OK, got it!

 

Thanks awpti and wizard!

[kenrbnsn]

I realize this is marked as "Solved", but there is another way of doing this:

<?php
$days_left = $date_expiry - $date_today;
switch (true) {
    case ($days_left > 3):
        $msg = "You have ".$days_left." of your Trial.";
        break;
    case ($days_left > 0):
        $msg = "Warning: You only have ".$days_left." of your Trial.";
        break;
    case ($days_left == 0):
        $msg = "Warning: Today is the last day of your Trial.";
        break;
    case ($days_left < 0):
        $msg = "Your free Trial has expired. Please subscribe";
        break;
}
?>

 

Ken