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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Building a Collection Collection Objects

Alex Bauer
Alex Bauer
9,426 Points
Posted by Alex Bauer
Alex Bauer
9,426 Points

Can someone help me with a public function please?

The error that I received tells me that I need to return an array.

These are the instructions: Return an collection array of house objects whose public properties roof_color OR wall_color match the passed color parameter.

Note: The local houses array contains an array of House objects, each of which has a public property for "roof_color" and "wall_color".

index.php 
<?php

// add code below this comment
class Subdivision
{
        public $houses;

    public function filterHouseColor($color)
    {
        $house = array();
            if ($this->houses["roof_color"] == $color OR $this->houses["wall_color"] == $color) {
                $house[] = $color;
          return $house;
        }
    }
}

?>
Alex Bauer
Alex Bauer
9,426 Points
Alex Bauer
Alex Bauer
9,426 Points

I used the logical operator OR because it seemed like the instruction emphasized on it.

jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

I believe you need to declare the keys inside the array for them to be noticed inside the foreach loop. As the conditions set will bring back nothing as it can't compare anything with a blank array.

1 Answer

Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall
13,508 Points
Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall
13,508 Points

$houses is an array. You need a foreach loop to check each house in the array.

Alex Bauer
Alex Bauer
9,426 Points
Alex Bauer
Alex Bauer
9,426 Points

Oh okay ty so much for your help!