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title: 'Use match () or switch () statements to conditionally scope database queries based on query strings in the request'
tweet_id: '1471864655710670854'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-01
author_username: archtechx
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created_at: 2021-12-17T15:27:34+00:00
slug: use-match-or-switch-statements-to-conditionally-scope-database-queries-based-on-query-strings-in-the-request
---
Remembered this great tip recently, and it's nice to see how fast PHP evolves

The exact same behavior can be implemented using match () with a default value, which also removes the need for the second callback ⚡️  https://twitter.com/reinink/status/1233017064492761088