Branch¶
A branch is one of the two alternative in a if then expression. There is the then branch, and the else branch. There are usually two meanings associated with PHP code:
Control-flow branch: the path taken by execution when a condition is evaluated, as in
if/else,match()arms, orswitchcasesVCS branch: a parallel, independent line of development in a version control system such as git, created to work on a feature or fix without disturbing the main line, and later reintegrated through a pull request or a merge commit.
<?php
// a match with 2 arm, including the default
if ($a) {
$branch = 'then';
} else {
$branch = 'else';
}
?>
Related : Arm, If Then Else, Pull Request (PR), VCS Commit, Worktree