please help with function

[Flolondon]

<?php
function carfactory($cars = "white rover")
{
return " This will cost for $cars will be £450.33.\n";
}
echo carfactory();
echo carfactory("mercedes");
echo carfactory("ford");
?>

say for example i want to use a drop down menu with various options for someone to pick. If they pick say one out of 6 I want to echo different things for different things being picked. Can someone please help me

[jatar_k]

<?php 
function carfactory($cars = "white rover") { 
switch ($cars) { 
 case "mercedes": 
 $pricestr = " This will cost for $cars will be £450.33.\n" 
 break; 
 case "ford": 
 $pricestr = " Wow you really want a FORD?\n" 
 break; 
 case "white rover": 
 $pricestr = " Don't pick white.\n" 
 break; 
} 
return $pricestr; 
} 
echo carfactory(); 
echo carfactory("mercedes"); 
echo carfactory("ford"); 
?>

you can then add a case for each string you want to test for

[Flolondon]

thanks jatar... i will try that out...

[Flolondon]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BREAK in C:\aasdf.php on line 159

jatar... I tried it and thats the error it gave me.

[Flolondon]

all i want to do please is echo the one that is being picked by the user

[gettopreacherman]

<?php

function carfactory($cars) {

switch ($cars) {
case "mercedes":
$pricestr = " This will cost for $cars will be $450.33.\n" ;
break;

case "ford":
$pricestr = " Wow you really want a FORD?\n" ;
break;

case "white rover":
$pricestr = " Don't pick white.\n" ;
break;
}
return $pricestr;
}

echo carfactory($cars);

?>

[Flolondon]

thanks i will try it out. thanks