Can I use an if statement with multiple conditions? PHP

Question

I bet I can, but would it work like this?

function dutchDateNames($) {
        $day = explode('-', $date)[2];
        $dutchday = ($day < 10) ? substr($day, 1) : $day;

        $month = explode('-', $date)[1];
        if ($month == '01' . '02') {
            $dutchmonth = 'Januari' . 'Februari';
        }

        $dutchdate = $dutchday . ' ' . $dutchmonth . ' ' . explode('-', $date)[0];
        return $dutchdate
    }

So, if $month is 01, $dutchmonth should be Januari. If $month is 02, $dutchmonth should be Februari, and so on. I have the feeling I'm not doing this right?

use `switch` instead of `if` http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php — Nodir Rashidov, Mar 29 '17 at 07:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:25

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Like thatyou would not return any month cause you concatenate (mounth 0102 does not exist).

If i correctly understand your question i think an array will be better :

$month = explode('-', $date)[1]; //Ok you use this data like an index

$letterMonth = ['01' => 'Januari', '02' => 'Februari', ....]; // Create an array with correspondance number -> letter month

$dutchmonth = $letterMonth[$month]; Get the good month using your index

answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:25

RomainP.

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Thanks, this looks like something that could work the way I'd want it. – user3625849 Mar 29 '17 at 07:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:20

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Try this:

Use elseif conditions

if ($month == '01') {
    $dutchmonth = 'Januari';
} elseif ($month == '02') {
    $dutchmonth = 'Februari';
} elseif ($month == '03') {
   $dutchmonth = '...'; 
}

answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:20

Dhara Parmar

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This seems highly inefficient :) But thanks for your help! – user3625849 Mar 29 '17 at 07:49

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:23

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Create lookup array and get value by key:

$month = '02';
$months = [
    '01' => 'Januari'
    '02' => 'Februari'
    // more months here
];
$dutchmonth = isset($months[$month])? $months[$month] : '';
echo $dutchmonth;

answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:23

u_mulder

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:25

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I think the proper way is to save the map a array. Demo

<?php
$array['01'] = 'Januari';
$array['02'] = 'Februari';
print_r($array);

echo $array[$month];

answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:25

LF00

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 29 '17 at 07:27

You may do any of these:

if else

if ($month == "01") {
    $dutchmonth = "Januari";
} else if($month == "02"){
    $dutchmonth = "Februari";
}

switch

switch($month) {
    case "01":
        $dutchmonth = "Januari";
        break;
    case "02":
        $dutchmonth = "Februari";
        break;
}

Using array

$month_arr = array('01' => "Januari", '02' => "Februari");
$dutchmonth = $month_arr[$month];

NOTE: To use multiple if conditions use logical operators && or ||

Can I use an if statement with multiple conditions? PHP

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