Switch vs if statements

Question

I\'m in a dilemma. Which is best to use and why.. switch or if?

switch ($x) 
{
case 1:
  //mysql query 
  //echo something
  break;
case 2:
  //mysql query 
         


        

Answer 1

First what you have is not the same

switch(value)
  case condition1:
    break;
  case condition2:
    break

if (condition1) {
}
if (condition2) {
}

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These are synonymous

switch(value)
  case condition1:
    break;
  case condition2:
    break

if (condition1) {
}
else if (condition2) {
}

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Second if you are talking about my second example where the two are synonymous. Then using switch statements can ease some pain in coding lots of if ..else if statements....

Switches in my point of view can also provide a bit more readability. But even then there are times when using if...else is simply better especially with complex logic.