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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Adding Search: Controller & View Accounting for Empty Results

Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points
Posted by Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points

I have been stuck on this code challenge. What I am doing wrong please!

I have tried several ways of solving this challenge. But now I have to reach out to the community. I can't see what I'm doing wrong in the code I pasted can somebody help out? The question is: If the array is NOT empty, the foreach loop will execute. But if it IS empty, we should display a message. Add an else block to the conditional that displays the following message in an HTML paragraph tag: 'There are no flavor recommendations for you.'

index.php 
<?php

    $recommendations = array();

?><html>
<body>

    <h1>Flavor Recommendations</h1>

    <?php if (!empty($recommendations)) { ?>

    <ul>
        <?php foreach($recommendations as $flavor) { ?>
            <li><?php echo $flavor; ?></li>
        <?php } ?>
    </ul>

    <?php } ?>
  <?php else {
   echo "<p>There are no flavor recommendations for you.</p>"; } 
 ?>
</body>
</html>
Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points
Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points

Sorry, below is my code

<?php

    $recommendations = array();

?><html>
<body>

    <h1>Flavor Recommendations</h1>

    <?php if (!empty($recommendations)) { ?>

    <ul>
        <?php foreach($recommendations as $flavor) { ?>
            <li><?php echo $flavor; ?></li>
        <?php } ?>
    </ul>

    <?php } ?>
  <?php else 
   echo "<p>There are no flavor reccomendations for you.</p>";  } 
?>
</body>
</html>>
            ```
Paolo Scamardella
Paolo Scamardella
24,828 Points
Paolo Scamardella
Paolo Scamardella
24,828 Points

What's your issue? As far I can see, you are not iteration over your array or not getting any results because your array is empty.

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

So close. :)

The closing bracket is missing for the else statement.

I also noticed 'recommendations' is spelled incorrectly.

ProTip: When a challenge asks you to have a specific phrase in the answer, copy and paste it from the challenge request. :)

Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points
Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points

Thanks so much. Though I added it, still can't solve the problem. Is there any other thing I should do? I actually, below is the code challenge I am trying to solve: If the array is NOT empty, the foreach loop will execute. But if it IS empty, we should display a message. Add an else block to the conditional that displays the following message in an HTML paragraph tag: 'There are no flavor recommendations for you.'

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

I found another error - a typo. I have adjusted my original answer.

Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points
Teslim Adeyemo
Teslim Adeyemo
21,275 Points

Thanks man for the tips and for helping out. But am still stuck I did all you said yet I keep receiving the Bummer jest. I am really a Bummer, What a challenge!