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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Working With Functions Introducing User-Defined Functions

ibrahim el shahawy
ibrahim el shahawy
627 Points
Posted by ibrahim el shahawy
ibrahim el shahawy
627 Points

the code is returning the word array only?

why this code is returning the work array only?

<?php
function mimic_array_sum($array) {
  $count=0;
  foreach ($array as $new) {

  $count=$count+$new;
  }
return $count;
}


$palindromic_primes = array(11, 757, 16361);

?>
palindromic_primes.php 
<?php 





$palindromic_primes = array(11, 757, 16361);

?>

1 Answer

Placid Rodrigues
Placid Rodrigues
12,630 Points
Placid Rodrigues
Placid Rodrigues
12,630 Points

Hello,

If you want to the sum of the items in palindromic_primes array, you need to call the mimic_array_sum() function and pass the palindromic_primes array as its argument. Then echo the result to screen if you want. Like the following:

echo mimic_array_sum($palindromic_primes);

Hope that helps, Placid