Question

How can I use an array in the case of a switch? This doesn’t work and always take the default (3):

    switch ($my_array) {

        case array('george','paul'):
            $id     = 1;
            break;
        case array('paul','max'):
            $id     = 2;
            break;
        case array('eric'):
            $id     = 3;
            break;

        //default
        default:
            $id     = 3;
            break;

    }

Answer 1

Your example should work, according to the PHP manual on array operators:

$a == $b: TRUE if $a and $b have the same key/value pairs.

Since switch/case uses weak comparison, arrays are compared by using the == operator.

I’ve put a working example onto codepad: http://codepad.org/MhkGpPRp