The PHP switch Statement

The PHP switch Statement

The switch-case statement is used when performing one statement from numerous conditions.

Syntax

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;
}

Example

$fruits = "apple";

switch ($fruits) {
  case "apple":
    echo "This is a apple!";
    break;
  case "mango":
    echo "This is a mango!";
    break;
  case "kiwi":
    echo "This is a kiwi!";
    break;
  default:
    echo "This is neither apple, mango, nor kiwi!";
}

In a switch statement, the block of code runs queue by queue and once a tome PHP finds a case statement that considers true, it’s not ending the execution, but also executes all the blocks of code till the end of the switch statement automatically.