PHP 8 Revealed: Use Attributes, the JIT Compiler, Union Types, and More for Web Development​

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G. EngebrethPHP 8 Revealedhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6818-6_7

7. Match Expression v2

Gunnard Engebreth¹  

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Madison, WI, USA

 

Author: Ilija Tovilo

First there was “If … then,” then (no pun intended) there was “switch.” There was much rejoicing as switch gave developers a format in which to offer a multitude of “if … then” scenarios without the cumbersome repetitive if … then syntax. PHP 8 brings to us “Match,” which offers defined return values, no type coercion, no fallthrough, and exhaustiveness.

// PHP 7x

switch ($this->pants->mine['type']) {

    case pants::T_SELECT:

        $result = $this->SelectPants();

        break;

    case Pants::T_UPDATE:

        $result ...