[nflug] PHP (switch vs. nested if)

[Franklin Kumro Jr]

I would agree that a switch statement would be the preferred method.  
Multiple nested if statements hurt code readability, let alone a 1-80  
range.

-Frank
On Feb 21, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Timothy Finucane wrote:

> A switch is the most efficient method. I'm not sure how much speed  
> performance is affected, but nested ifs would make the code  
> difficult to read.
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> On 2/21/08, Rob Dege <livemotion at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I'm wondering which would provide faster processing time based  
> on the web page I'm building.
>
> I have a variable, let's call it $num.  $num is an int that can be  
> anywhere from 1 to 80.  Based on $num's value, an array is assigned  
> that is then used on the web page.  Since this is for a web page, I  
> want to minimize the wait time as much as possible, and I'm guessing  
> that this could be a potential bottleneck.  I have not written the  
> code yet, so I can't compare load times.  I'm considering this more  
> of a "do it the preferred way the first time".
>
> So I'm curious as to which would be faster, a simple switch with 80  
> possible cases, or a "nested if" that uses a sorting algorithm;  or  
> perhaps even more plausible, a combination of the two.
>
> Any random thoughts are appreciated :)
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