How to handle a PHP switch with different types?

Question

How can I make the switch respect data types ( is there a workaround better then if/else ) ?

$value = false; // should echo false

$value = null; // should ec

Answer 1

switch (true) {
    case $value === '0' :
        echo 'zero';
        break;
    case $value === '' :
        echo 'empty';
        break;
    case $value === null :
        echo 'null';
        break;
    case $value === false :
        echo 'false';
        break;
    default :
        echo 'default';
        break;
}

I think, it's more readable than a if-elseif-chain like given below:

if ($value === '0') {
  echo 'zero';
} else if ($value === '') {
  echo 'empty';
} else if ($value === null) {
  echo 'null';
} else if ($value === false) {
  echo 'false';
} else {
  echo 'default';
}