Can the switch statement only evalute ==

[Claus Mygind]

In my dBase code I use the "do case", which is similar to php "switch".

However in dBase each "case" can have a different method of evaluation ==, contains, greater than etc.
In php can I do something similar to the dBase code below?

   do case
 
      /*is equal to one value*/
      case cScreen == "Client"
         ...code to execute ...      
 
      /*is equal to one of two values*/  
      case cScreen == "Proposal" or cScreen == "Job"
         ...code to execute ...      
 
      /*contains string in value*/
      case "Cme" $ cScreen
         ...code to execute ...      
 
   endcase
 
 

Can that be written in php with the switch command or am I forced to use the if () {...}else if(){...}else{...}?

switch ( cScreen ){
   case "Client":
         ...code to execute ...      
 
   /*testing for one of two values. Can this even be done?*/
   case "Job" or "Prop":
         ...code to execute ...      
 
   /*php's version of contains strpos($haystack,$needle);*/
   case strpos($cScreen,"Cme"):
         ...code to execute ...      
 
}
 

[code green]

Not really. It is simpler to re-write as elseif statements

switch ( cScreen ){ 
   if($cScreen == "Client")
         ...code to execute ...       
 
   /*testing for one of two values. Can this even be done?*/ 
   elseif($cScreen == "Job" || $cScreen == "Prop") 
         ...code to execute ... 
 
 
    elseif(strpos($cScreen,"Cme")
         ...code to execute ...  
 

[Claus Mygind]

Thanks for the confirmation of my suspicions

[NetDynamic]

Err well you can execute code in the case so its not that hard to add an extra check for OR/AND whatever. Still better than the elseif mess if that works for you.

[johny10151981]

you would have to understand about the things, what exactly returned from condition

1. 0
2. 1

if you print the returned value you will get either 0 or 1

lets check

 $var=$x>$y;
 

if you print the above result $var you will get either zero or one.

So Why not judge your case statement.

[Claus Mygind]

I don't see the connection to the question here?

Are you saying it is possible to make a test in one of the case statements for a sub-string containment? In my original question, I asked if 3 different test could be made in one single switch statement. Is that what you are saying? If so please give a complete example!