Basically I'm trying to achieve this:
// generating a random number
$randomid = rand(261, 270);
//if range is between numbers, assign strings
$verticalaa = if ($randomid >= 261 && $randomid <= 265);
$verticalbb = if ($randomid >= 266 && $randomid <= 270);
//echo the range string name
echo 'random range is in' . $verticalaa . '' . $verticalbb . '';
In the end I want to echo the name of matching range.
If the number is, let's say, 262, it would echo verticalaa.
I hope it's possible to understand what I'm after.
My head is like a balloon now after hours of coding.
Need help.
Probably an easier way to this would be ternary and assign 1 variable.
$randomid = rand(261, 270);
$var = in_array($randomid, range(261, 265)) ? 'between 261 and 265' : 'between 266 and 270';
echo $var;
For readability purpose for long lists you can useswitch
operator in this way:
switch (true)
{
case $a > 100: $result = 'aaa'; break;
case $a > 90: $result = 'bbb'; break;
case $a > 80: $result = 'ccc'; break;
// ...
case $a > 0: $result = 'zzz'; break;
}
At the same time, your question looks like a classic XY problem and what you ask is not what you need.
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