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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

Phil Nickel
Phil Nickel
2,077 Points
Posted by Phil Nickel
Phil Nickel
2,077 Points

How I must write the else blocks?

How I must write the else blocks to finish this challenge correctly?

index.php 
<?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 Roll"';
}elseif($studentTwoGPA == 4.0){
echo '$studentTwoName "made the Honor Roll"';
}else{
echo '$studentOneName has a GPA of "$studentOneGPA"';
}
?>

1 Answer

Eric Drake
Eric Drake
6,339 Points
Eric Drake
Eric Drake
6,339 Points

Phil,

This exercise will feel really unnatural to a coder. It requires you to rewrite essentially the same code twice. You have to create to if-else statements: one for each student. The end result will look like the following:

<?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 Roll"; } else { echo $studentOneName . " has a GPA of $studentOneGPA"; } if ($studentTwoGPA == 4.0) { echo $studentTwoName . " made the Honor Roll"; } else { echo $studentTwoName . " has a GPA of $studentTwoGPA"; } ?>