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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points
Posted by lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points

Please provide me a solution

if ( $studentOneGPA == 4.0 ) { $NAME = $studentOneName; echo "$NAME made the Honor Roll"; } else { $NAME = $studentOneName; echo "$NAME has a GPA of GPA"; };

index.php 
<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment

if ( $studentOneGPA == 4.0 )
{
  $NAME = $studentOneName;
 echo "$NAME made the Honor Roll"; 
}
else
{
  $NAME = $studentOneName;
echo "$NAME has a GPA of GPA";
};

if ( $studentTwoGPA == 4.0 )
{
  $NAME = $studentTwoName;
 echo "$NAME made the Honor Roll"; 
}
else
{
  $NAME = $studentTwoName;
echo "$NAME has a GPA of GPA";
};
?>
Ernests Millers
Ernests Millers
7,184 Points
Ernests Millers
Ernests Millers
7,184 Points

Well this should work! :) You don't need the name variable and you forgot to echo the GPA.

<?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; 
}

?>

4 Answers

Brian Jensen
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Brian Jensen
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Ernests Millers answer is indeed correct! I am going to offer a shorthand version just as reference.

<?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";
}

?>
lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points
lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points

Issue still persists: <?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; } ?>

lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points
lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points

Thanks your code worked. Issue resolved...might be because of space after if and (

lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points
lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points

Still issue persists: <?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; } ?>

Ernests Millers
Ernests Millers
7,184 Points
Ernests Millers
Ernests Millers
7,184 Points

Use my code, tested it works.

lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points
lalit duggal
lalit duggal
7,497 Points

Issue was that the { braces after if should be one the same line as if