Error on `switch` syntax

[William]

A switch block like below

- switch ($this->params['action']):
    - case 'edit'
        = $this->Html->tag('label', 'Username')
        = $this->Html->tag('p', $this->data['User']['username'])
        - break
    - case 'add'
        = $this->Form->input('username')
        = $this->Form->input('password')
        - break
- endswitch

is being rendered to

<?php switch ($this->params['action']): { ?>
<?php case 'edit' { ?>
  <?php echo $this->Html->tag('label', 'Username'); ?>
  <?php echo $this->Html->tag('p', $this->data['User']['username']); ?>
  <?php break; ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php case 'add' { ?>
  <?php echo $this->Form->input('username'); ?>
  <?php echo $this->Form->input('password'); ?>
  <?php break; ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php endswitch; ?>

which is produce a fatal error.

If switch syntax is not supported yet, I would like to patch a fix for that. Please give me some clue on where should I start.

[Arnaud Le Blanc]

Does the following syntax work ?

(removed : after switch, added : after case, removed endswitch)

- switch ($this->params['action'])
    - case 'edit':
        = $this->Html->tag('label', 'Username')
        = $this->Html->tag('p', $this->data['User']['username'])
        - break

The PHP renderer basically adds a { before an indented block, and a } after an indented block.

[William]

No it does not works.

Here is the parsed PHP

<?php switch ($this->params['action']) { ?>
  <?php case 'edit': { ?>
    <?php echo $this->Html->tag('label', 'Username'); ?>
    <?php echo $this->Html->tag('p', $this->data['User']['username']); ?>
    <?php break; ?>
  <?php } ?>
  <?php case 'add': { ?>
    <?php echo $this->Form->input('username'); ?>
    <?php echo $this->Form->input('password'); ?>
    <?php break; ?>
  <?php } ?>
<?php } ?>

it seems the problem is on the case syntax?

[William]

FYI,

- switch ($this->params['action'])
    - case 'edit':
        = $this->Html->tag('label', 'Username')
        = $this->Html->tag('p', $this->data['User']['username'])
        - break
    - case 'add':
        = $this->Form->input('username')
        = $this->Form->input('password')
        - break
- endswitch

is rendered to

<?php switch ($this->params['action']) { ?>
  <?php case 'edit': { ?>
    <?php echo $this->Html->tag('label', 'Username'); ?>
    <?php echo $this->Html->tag('p', $this->data['User']['username']); ?>
    <?php break; ?>
  <?php } ?>
  <?php case 'add': { ?>
    <?php echo $this->Form->input('username'); ?>
    <?php echo $this->Form->input('password'); ?>
    <?php break; ?>
  <?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php endswitch; ?>

[Arnaud Le Blanc]

Apparently PHP doesn't like the ?> <?php before case

(the syntax in your comment at #41 (comment) is otherwise valid)

[William]

So what is the solution, I'm using PHP 5.4.16 by the way.

[raisen]

I'm facing the same problem. @williamn , did you find a solution yet?

[raisen]

Ok, I got it to work but it doesn't look anywhere good.. So, this is an example of a switch-case code that works:

-switch($model) { |
  case 'user': |
    echo $this->Html->addCrumb('Media', '/users/media'); |
    break; |
  } |

I hope it helps someone else out there.

[William]

@raisen I don't have any solution yet on this issue. What PHP version?

[raisen]

@williamn I'm using 5.5.6

[Arnaud Le Blanc]

Closing as I do not see a way to properly support switch statements.