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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Listing Inventory Items More Excitement With Arrays

Posted by Walter Nyamangodo
Walter Nyamangodo
5,369 Points

Where am i going wrong here on Task 7 OF STAGE 4:

Below is my what i did

<?php

$flavors = array("Chocolate", "Vanilla", "Strawberry", "Cookie Dough");

?> <p>Welcome to Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe. We sell <?php echo "3"; ?> flavors of ice cream.</p> <ul> <?php foreach($flavors as $flavor) { echo "<li>" . $flavor . "</li>"; } ?> </ul>

flavors.php 
<?php

    $flavors = array("Chocolate", "Vanilla", "Strawberry", "Cookie Dough");

?>
<p>Welcome to Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe. We sell <?php echo "3"; ?> flavors of ice cream.</p>
<ul>
  <?php foreach($flavors as $flavor) {
    echo "<li>" . $flavor . "</li>";
    }
    ?>
</ul>
Bill Pearce
Bill Pearce
2,694 Points

Your echo statement correctly at this stage shows '3', but your array at the top has four elements for some reason. The previous step only asked you to add your one favorite flavor.

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Reformatted code:

<?php

$flavors = array("Chocolate", "Vanilla", "Strawberry", "Cookie Dough");
?> Welcome to Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe. We sell flavors of ice cream.

<?php foreach($flavors as $flavor) { echo "

" . $flavor . "
"; } ?>
flavors.php
<?php

    $flavors = array("Chocolate", "Vanilla", "Strawberry", "Cookie Dough");

?>
<p>Welcome to Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe. We sell <?php echo "3"; ?> flavors of ice cream.</p>
<ul>
  <?php foreach($flavors as $flavor) {
    echo "<li>" . $flavor . "</li>";
    }
    ?>
</ul>

Please refer to the Markdown Cheatsheet for future code quotes so it formats properly.

2 Answers

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

There are several problems with your code. The one that is stopping you at this step is that you have statically set the number ice cream to 3. While that is the correct number, the idea of the challenge is to set the number dynamically so that you don't have to update it as you add or subtract ice cream. So you need this:

<p>Welcome to Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe. We sell <?php echo count($flavors); ?> flavors of ice cream.</p>

EDIT: this last part may be wrong. I have to check the correct order of the statement.

EDIT 2: Your foreach loops are correct. I had it backwards in my head. I am removing the incorrect section because I cannot seem to make it strike out.

You echo statement in the first foreach loop is unusual. While it is correct syntax, I am not sure it is what you want and whether it will pass the challenge. But the formatting of the quote makes it hard to know what your code really is.

Walter Nyamangodo
Walter Nyamangodo
5,369 Points
Walter Nyamangodo
Walter Nyamangodo
5,369 Points

oh i got it thanks a lot that helps