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PHP match expressions

PHP reference for php match expressions.

Syntax

$label = match ($status) {
  "published" => "Live",
  default => "Draft",
};

Examples

PHP match expressions example

A focused example you can adapt while practising.

$label = match ($status) {
  "published" => "Live",
  default => "Draft",
};

Best practices

Start with the smallest working example, then adapt it to your project.
Use the language’s standard library and idioms before introducing extra dependencies.

At a glance

Purpose: Server-side web applications
File extension: .php
Runs in: PHP runtime on a server or CLI
Usually used with: HTML, databases and web servers

Specifications & further reading

PHP Manual

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