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Simingaye Dube
2,587 PointsChange the second echo statement to use a function to display the number of elements in $letters.
The second echo statement was set up to display the number of letters, but it always showed "2", and we have additional elements in $letters now. Change the second echo statement to use a function to display the number of elements in $letters.
<?php
$letters = array ('A','C','M','E');
echo "Today's challenge is brought to you by the ";
echo "4";
echo " letters: ";
echo "AC";
echo ".";
?>
4 Answers
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsHi Simingaye,
This part of the challenge is trying to get you to use the count() function rather than echoing the string "4"
If you pass the letters array into the count function it will return how many items are in that array.
All you have to do then is replace the literal string "4" with a call to the count function.
echo count($letters);
Zachary Scott
1,650 PointsSpoiler Alert
<?php
$letters = array('A','C','M','E');
echo "Today's challenge is brought to you by the ";
echo count($letters);
echo " letters: ";
foreach ($letters as $letter){
echo $letter;
}
echo "AC";
echo ".";
?>
Simingaye Dube
2,587 Points<?php $letters = array ('A','C','M','E');
echo "Today's challenge is brought to you by the "; echo "4"; echo " letters: "; echo "AC"; echo ".";
?>
Fraz Khan
Courses Plus Student 70 Points<?php
$letters = array ("A","C","M","E");
echo "Today's challenge is brought to you by the "; echo count($letters); echo " letters: "; echo "AC"; echo ".";
?>