</pre>

</pre>

== JavaScript ''switch'' Statements ==

== PHP ''switch'' Statements ==

''if ... else'' constructs work fine if you need to check a value against criteria (for example checking the value of a string against a couple of possible candidates as follows:

''if ... else'' constructs described earlier in this chapter work well if you need to check a value against a few different criteria (for example checking the value of a string against a couple of possible candidates):

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<pre>

if (customerName = "Fred")

 

 

if ($customerName = "Carl")

{

{

       document.write ("Hello Fred!");

       echo 'Hello Carl!';

}  

}  

else if (customerName = "John")

else if ($customerName = "Fred")

{

{

       document.write ("Hello John!");

       echo 'Hello Fred!';

}  

}  

else

else

{

{