Strange IF behaviour

[BWGames]

$nst is definitely set to 4, as the echo $nst; gives 4.

However, with:

echo $nst;
echo "<br>";
if ($nst= 1) {
$fulls = "Full status for 1";
} elseif ($nst = 2) {
$fulls = "Full status for 2";
} elseif ($nst= 4) {
$fulls = "Full status for 4";
}

echo "Status: " . $fulls;

$fulls is *always* the first one "Full status for 1", even when $nst is 4.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Ben

[Jon Kraft]

Re: Strange IF behaviour

google@bwgames. net (BWGames) wrote:
[color=blue]
> $nst is definitely set to 4, as the echo $nst; gives 4.
>
> However, with:
>
> echo $nst;
> echo "<br>";
> if ($nst= 1) {
> $fulls = "Full status for 1";
> } elseif ($nst = 2) {
> $fulls = "Full status for 2";
> } elseif ($nst= 4) {
> $fulls = "Full status for 4";
> }
>
> echo "Status: " . $fulls;
>
> $fulls is *always* the first one "Full status for 1", even when $nst
> is 4.[/color]

You are assigning the values, not comparing ;)

if ($nst == 1) {

HTH;
JOn

[Berislav Lopac]

Re: Strange IF behaviour

Jon Kraft wrote:[color=blue]
> google@bwgames. net (BWGames) wrote:
>[color=green]
>> $nst is definitely set to 4, as the echo $nst; gives 4.
>>
>> However, with:
>>
>> echo $nst;
>> echo "<br>";
>> if ($nst= 1) {
>> $fulls = "Full status for 1";
>> } elseif ($nst = 2) {
>> $fulls = "Full status for 2";
>> } elseif ($nst= 4) {
>> $fulls = "Full status for 4";
>> }
>>
>> echo "Status: " . $fulls;
>>
>> $fulls is *always* the first one "Full status for 1", even when $nst
>> is 4.[/color]
>
> You are assigning the values, not comparing ;)
>
> if ($nst == 1) {[/color]

Also, this is better solved by switch:

switch($nst) {
case 1 :
$fulls = "Full status for 1";
break;
case 2 :
$fulls = "Full status for 2";
break;
case 4 :
$fulls = "Full status for 4";
break;
}


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