switch statement help (php)

[player]

so I have the code:

case 1: echo "1"; break;
case 2: echo "2"; break;
case 3: echo "3"; break;
case 4: echo "4"; break;
case 5: echo "5"; break;

how do I prevent the code from being executed after the first case statement has been met? If condition 3 is met, I don't 4 or 5 to execute regardless. How do I modify the code to stop this?

thanks

 

[Goksly]

thats what the break command does?

 

[player]

sorry ignore me, I've got my wires crossed.

 

[meem]

The whole point of the command is to only execute the first option that matches, then exit the loop. You don't have to do anything. Well, apart from break; as mentioned above

 

[Sic]

no it isn't. you don't have to break if you want a set of actions to be applied to the same thing if it fits multiple criteria.