Summary - Conditionals

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Build a day-of-the-week app using if, switch and the ternary operator.

Summary - Conditionals

In this group you learned three conditional tools: if/elseif/else for ordered checks, switch for branching on one variable's values, and ? : (ternary) for one-line assignments.

A day-of-the-week app combines them: use switch to turn a number into a day name, if or the ternary to check for weekend, and default for unexpected values. Picking the right tool for each job keeps code readable.

Exercise Day name app

The $day variable is already declared. Write a switch: for case 1 print 'Monday', for case 2 print 'Tuesday', for case 3 print 'Wednesday', for default print 'Unknown'. Put a break; at the end of each case.

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... break; structure.
Example solution:
<?php
$day = 3;
// Day name
switch ($day) {
  case 1:
    echo 'Monday';
    break;
  case 2:
    echo 'Tuesday';
    break;
  case 3:
    echo 'Wednesday';
    break;
  default:
    echo 'Unknown';
}

Exercise Weekend check

The $day variable is already declared (1-7 range). With the ternary operator, assign to $type: when $day >= 6 use 'weekend', otherwise 'weekday'. Then print with echo $type;.

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'weekday';
Example solution:
<?php
$day = 6;
// Weekend check
$type = $day >= 6 ? 'weekend' : 'weekday';
echo $type;

Test yourself

Which tool fits a one-line conditional assignment?
- switch
- while
- for
- ternary
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ternary — Correct. The ternary (? :) makes a conditional assignment in one line.

Write the switch keyword

$day = 3;
____ ($day) {
  case 3:
    echo 'Wednesday';
    break;
}

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$day = 3;
switch ($day) {
  case 3:
    echo 'Wednesday';
    break;
}

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Summary - Conditionals