Question

I have a php file in which i am using a really very long switch case. I want to split the cases in different files (keep logically connected cases in 1 file).

EDIT: Sorry everyone it was my code that was causing problem. The switch case was working as expected.

file -> a.php

echo "<br>RES = ".test(1);

function test($value) {
    switch($value) {
        case (1 || 2):
                include("b.php");
                            **return $temp;**
                break;

        default: echo "error";
                return 3;
                break;
    }
}

file -> b.php

switch($value) {

    case 1: echo "value is 1";
                    **$temp = 1;**
            return 1;
            break;

    case 2: echo "value is 2";
                    **$temp = 2;**
                    return 2;
                    break;
}

How do i get proper result? if the switch case of b.php is in a.php file then everything works fine.Any idea/suggestion on how to do this?

If i add $temp (bold lines) then it works…

Thanks for help in advance.

Regards

Answer 1

Updated response to updated question:
modify “a.php” and prefix a return infront of the “b.php” include:

return include("b.php");

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php

Handling Returns: It is possible to
execute a return() statement inside an
included file in order to terminate
processing in that file and return to
the script which called it. Also, it’s
possible to return values from
included files. You can take the value
of the include call as you would a
normal function. This is not, however,
possible when including remote files
unless the output of the remote file
has valid PHP start and end tags (as
with any local file). You can declare
the needed variables within those tags
and they will be introduced at
whichever point the file was included.

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simple include()’s within your case/break sections?

switch($var)
{
 case 1:
   include('case_1.php');
   break;
 case 2:
   include('case_2.php');
   break;
 default:
   include('case_default.php');
  break;
}