How can I optimize an if request with many many "or" operators?

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Is there a way to reduce the code if I have many "ands" and "ands" in my if request for the same value? I would like to need $row['animal'] only one time:

  if ($row['animal'] == "cat") or 
     ($row['animal'] == "dog") or 
     ($row['animal'] == "bird") or 
     ($row['animal'] == "monkey") or 
     ($row['animal'] == "mouse") or 
     ($row['animal'] == "hedgehog"){
     echo "many animals";}

Use an array and `in_array()`. That's for `or` by the way, you code with `and`'s doesn't make any sense; it will always return `false`... — jeroen, Dec 08 '16 at 11:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 08 '16 at 11:11

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echo in_array($row['animal'], array('cat', 'dog', 'bird', 'monkey', 'mouse','hedgehog'))
      ? 'many animals' 
      : 'no animals';

answered Dec 08 '16 at 11:11

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