Editing PHP (section)

==== Addition of the match expression ====
{{Main|PHP syntax and semantics#Match expression}}

PHP 8 introduced the {{code|match}} expression.<ref name="Redmond-2020">{{cite web |last1=Redmond |first1=Paul |title=Match Expression is Coming to PHP 8 |url=https://laravel-news.com/match-expression-php-8 |website=Laravel News |date=15 July 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> The match expression is conceptually similar to a {{code|switch}} statement and is more compact for some use cases.<ref name="PHP Watch">{{cite web |title=PHP 8.0: Match Expressions |url=https://php.watch/versions/8.0/match-expression |website=PHP Watch |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> Because {{code|match}} is an expression, its result can be assigned to a variable or returned from a function.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Eric |title=PHP 8 is now Released! |url=https://laravel-news.com/php-8 |website=Laravel News |date=27 November 2020 |access-date=24 December 2020 |ref=laravel-news-php-8-released}}</ref>