Issue with getting switch/case statement to work properly

  • Resolved Andrew Rowland

    (@arowls)


    13 years ago

    I have created a custom page template to dynamically change what content is displayed in the “Gallery” based on a Custom Field set for each page.

    In this template I have written a Switch statement to change the value for “$gallery”, which is being used in $args for the WP_Query function I am using to pull in the thumbnails, titles, links etc. for the Gallery.

    The functions work to display the content, but my Switch only works for the case I list first. If I change the case listed first it works properly for each case, just not for any other case.

    I am a PHP noob so I am sure I am missing something simple with the break/continue, I just can’t figure out what it is.

    Example of “Gallery Page” that works: http://beta.3blindmiceusa.com/featured/

    Code for Switch:

    <span id="gallerymeta"><?php
$gallery_category = print_r ($gallery_cats);
switch ($gallery_category)
{
	case "137":
	$gallery="shades";
	break;
	case "185":
	$gallery="window-film-window-tinting";
	break;
	case "174":
	$gallery="featured-window-coverings";
	break;
	case "148":
	$gallery="shutters";
	break;
}
?>
</span>

<?php $args = array(
	'post_type' => 'page',
	'gallery' => $gallery,
	'posts_per_page' => '-1',
);
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?>

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    13 years ago

    Where is the value for $gallery_cats (and hence $gallery_category) being set?

    Thread Starter Andrew Rowland

    (@arowls)

    13 years ago

    $gallery_cats is a variable in an array and I have no clue how else to get the value out of there other than the print_r function, but I know there should be a better way for me to detect what “$gallery_cats” a page belongs to, and then use that to Switch.

    $gallery_cats = isset( $et_ptemplate_settings['et_ptemplate_gallerycats'] ) ? (array) $et_ptemplate_settings['et_ptemplate_gallerycats'] : array();
    Thread Starter Andrew Rowland

    (@arowls)

    13 years ago

    I found the solution. I had to fix the way I was defining $gallery_category to read:

    <?php
$gallery_category = $gallery_cats[0];
switch ($gallery_category)
{
	case "137":
	$gallery="shades";
	break;
	case "185":
	$gallery="window-film-window-tinting";
	break;
	case "174":
	$gallery="featured-window-coverings";
	break;
	case "148":
	$gallery="shutters";
	break;
}
?>
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