switch case with <> number

[fesan]

Hi...

 

Having trouble to get this to work

 

$chose_background = mysql_num_rows($result);

switch($chose_background){
    	case " >10 ":
	echo "post some code";

break;
case " >5 ":
	echo "post some other code";

break;					
        case " >1 ":
	echo "post some totally different code";	

break;
default:
	echo "post the defoult code";		
}

 

Cant seem to get the value to react at the right case....

When it is like this the value that should go under case defoult ends up in case >10, and the rest ends up in defoult....

[premiso]

Switch/Case cannot evaluate if x is greater than y. You need to use an if/elseif/else statement to handle that.

[sasa]

but yuo can do

<?php
$chose_background = 4;

switch($chose_background){
    	case $chose_background >10 :
	echo "post some code";

break;
case $chose_background >5 :
	echo "post some other code";

break;					
        case $chose_background >1 :
	echo "post some totally different code";	

break;
default:
	echo "post the defoult code";		
}
?>

[premiso]

but yuo can do

 

I can say I did not know that, granted I would see that as dismissing the point of a switch/case....but I could see different usages for it...I guess.