Re: Variable substitution to replace switch

At Thu, 31 May 2007 06:02:30 -0700, damezumari let h(is|er) monkeys type:

http://www.phpbuilder.net/columns/akent20000610.php3?page=5

[snip]

switch ($type)
{
case 'hours':
$hours = $add + $hours;
break;
case 'minutes':
$minutes = $add + $minutes;
break;
case 'seconds':
$seconds = $add + $seconds;
break;
case 'months':
$months = $add + $months;
break;
case 'days':
$days = $add + $days;
break;
case 'years':
$years = $add + $years;
break;
}
$timestamp = mktime($hours, $minutes, $seconds, $months, $days,
$years);
$newdatetime = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $timestamp);
return ($newdatetime);
}

It works OK, but I would like to replace the switch statement with one
statement a la:

&$type = &$type + $add;

Can that be done in php?


$$type += $add;

But, why are you reinventing the strtotime function?
$dayaftertomorrow = date('D M j G:i:s T Y',strtotime('+2 days'));

HTH,

Sh.

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