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PHP PHP Basics (Retired) PHP Conditionals & Loops PHP Loops Challenge

Daniel Schwemmlein
Daniel Schwemmlein
4,960 Points
Posted by Daniel Schwemmlein
Daniel Schwemmlein
4,960 Points

Hi! I put the following thing: foreach( $names as $names){ echo $names};

And it won't accept it. its probably just a small thing thats wrong. Can someone please help me out here? Thanks in advance

index.php 
<?php 
$names = array('Mike', 'Chris', 'Jane', 'Bob');
foreach( $names as $names){
  echo $names};
?>

2 Answers

Juan Ferreira
Juan Ferreira
47,991 Points

Two things I would like to point out. Where you have "echo $names};" should be "echo $names; }". Note the placement of the curly brace "}" is after the semi-colon.

Secondly, where you have "foreach( $names as $names)" you're using the variable $names twice. Try "foreach( $names as $name)". Note how I used name in singular. More importantly it has to be something other than $names since it can't be the same.

Lastly, echo out $name and it should work.

<?php 
$names = array('Mike', 'Chris', 'Jane', 'Bob');
foreach($names as $name) {
echo $name;
}
?>
mikes02
mikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 Points

Well said in your answer, Juan. In the future it may be helpful to also share the improved code along with your explanation so that other, including the original poster, can learn from it as well. It's definitely helpful and encouraged around here to accompany a well explained answer. Thanks for helping out! I've edited your answer to include the code you explained.

MUZ140996 Simbarashe Gombedza
MUZ140996 Simbarashe Gombedza
3,813 Points

You are the best

Daniel Schwemmlein
Daniel Schwemmlein
4,960 Points
Daniel Schwemmlein
Daniel Schwemmlein
4,960 Points

thanks Juan. That helped. I already thought it would be the semicolon again. keeps happening to me

mikes02
mikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 Points

Hi Daniel,

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