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Maarten Davidse
Maarten Davidse
2,329 Points
Posted by Maarten Davidse
Maarten Davidse
2,329 Points

Code Challenge, PHP Basics course, 'else' and 'if' statements

Hi Guys,

I am doing the PHP Basics course, and ran in to some trouble while doing the code challenge on 'if' and 'else' statements. I don't understand what I am doing wrong, especially since the code produces the right results in preview mode. I hope some of you can find out what kind of mistake I am making.

thanks in advance!

The assignment is: Check if each student has a GPA of 4.0. If the student has a GPA of 4.0, use the students name variable to display "NAME made the Honor Role". If not, use the variable to display "NAME has a GPA of GPA".

The code I wrote is:

<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment
if ($studentOneGPA == 4.0) {
  echo "$studentOneName made the Honor Role";
} else {
  echo "$studentOneName has a GPA of GPA"; 
}

if ($studentTwoGPA == 4.0) {
  echo "$studentTwoName made the HonorRole";
} else {
  echo "$studentTwoName has a GPA of GPA";
}

?>

1 Answer

Robbert Slijkhuis
Robbert Slijkhuis
3,007 Points
Robbert Slijkhuis
Robbert Slijkhuis
3,007 Points

I'm with Edward, the assignment does ask you to use the name and gpa variables.

echo "$studentTwoName has a GPA of GPA";

Probaly should be:

echo "$studentTwoName has a GPA of $studentTwoGPA";
Edward Stedman
Edward Stedman
10,368 Points
Edward Stedman
Edward Stedman
10,368 Points

Whoops; probably should have made sure I put the code correctly in my reply. Thanks for the correction!

Maarten Davidse
Maarten Davidse
2,329 Points
Maarten Davidse
Maarten Davidse
2,329 Points

Thanks! that was indeed the problem :) Still got error, after adding the variable, but that was because of spacing. I passed the test! hehe.