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Shari Staten
11,540 PointsCode Will Not Run...Help Please!
I'm not sure what I did wrong here. Assistance is apreciated and please expain what I did wrong and why what's right is right...
<?php
$name ='Grizabella';
$string_one = "Learning to dispaly \"Hello $name\" to the screen.\n";
$string_one = 'Learning to dispaly "Hello '. $name . '!" to the screen. ' . "\n";
$string_one = 'Learning to dispaly "Hello '. $name . '!" to the screen. ' . "\n";
echo $string_one;
//prepend to a string
$string_one = 'Learning to dispaly ';
$string_one = . = "Hello;
$string_one = . = . $name;
$string_one = .= . '!" to the screen. ';
$string_one = $string_one = . "\n";
$string_one = 'I am ' = $string_one = . "\n";
Peace.
2 Answers

Antonio De Rose
20,882 Pointswhat do you actually want to do
<?php
$name ='Grizabella';
$string_one = "Learning to dispaly \"Hello $name\" to the screen.\n";
$string_one = 'Learning to dispaly "Hello '. $name . '!" to the screen. ' . "\n";
$string_one = 'Learning to dispaly "Hello '. $name . '!" to the screen. ' . "\n";
echo $string_one;
//prepend to a string
$string_one = 'Learning to dispaly ';
$string_one = . = "Hello; // where are the finished quotes
$string_one = . = . $name; // you cannot concatenate like this , it will have to be, $string_one .= $name
$string_one = .= . '!" to the screen. '; // do the same as aboe
$string_one = $string_one = . "\n"; // do the same
$string_one = 'I am ' = $string_one = . "\n"; // do the same

Antonio De Rose
20,882 Pointshello, where did you try running your code, when you say console, I am a bit less informative. was it in the workspace, your terminal ??

Shari Staten
11,540 PointsDeveloper tools in the browser.

Shari Staten
11,540 PointsNevermind. I found the error. I neglected a " in one of the code lines. I'm groovy now. Thank you!
Shari Staten
11,540 PointsShari Staten
11,540 PointsMy code will not run in the console.