Assign multiple numeric values

Non consecutive numbers

[abbeyvet]

I have a form in one field of which users can choose one of several items. As an example let's say it is fruit they are choosing, apples, oranges, bananas, lemons etc.

I later need to assign a numeric value to their choice, but rather than doing multiple ifs

if($Fruit == "apples")
{
$FruitValue = 120;
}
elseif ($Fruit == "oranges")
{
$FruitValue = 80;
}
etc

is there a way to do this in one go, without all the ifs?

[eelixduppy]

You can have all the values in an array:

$fruit = array("apples" => 120, "oranges" => 80);
$FruitValue = $fruit[$Fruit];

You might want to check to see if the index exists in the array before you actually do what I have shown above, but this should work out a little better for you.

[abbeyvet]

Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted.

[eelixduppy]

Just remember to use array_key_exists [us3.php.net] to check if the key is in there. If it isn't, then you should handle that situation appropriately.