PHP default Keyword
Example
Use default to handle unspecified cases in a switch block:
<?php
$a = 4;
switch($a) {
case 1: echo "One"; break;
case 2:
echo "Two"; break;
case 3: echo "Three"; break;
default:
echo "Many"; break;
}
?>
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Definition and Usage
The default
keyword is used in a switch
block to specify which code to run when none
of the case
statements were matched by the expression.
Related Pages
The switch
keyword.
Read more about the switch conditional in our PHP switch Statement Tutorial.
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