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title: 'Instead of writing repetitive `else if` statements, use an array to look up the wanted value based on the key you have'
tweet_id: '1272822439689555969'
thread_slug: laravel-clean-code-tactics
author_username: samuelstancl
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created_at: 2020-06-16T09:24:52+00:00
slug: instead-of-writing-repetitive-else-if-statements-use-an-array-to-look-up-the-wanted-value-based-on-the-key-you-have
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The code will be cleaner & more readable and you will see understandable exceptions if something goes wrong. No half-passing edge cases.