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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Building a Collection Collection Objects

Leandro Roberto
Leandro Roberto
3,574 Points
Posted by Leandro Roberto
Leandro Roberto
3,574 Points

How to return array object

I don't understand the question. the $this->houses array has another array of objects. How to check the wall_color and roof_color value and how to return this array?

index.php 
<?php

// add code below this comment

class Subdivision
{
  public $houses = array();

  public function filterHouseColor($color)
  {
      foreach($this->houses as $house)
      {
        if ($house->roof_color == $color || $house->wall_color == $color)
        {
          return $house;
        }

      }
  }

}


?>
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
45,831 Points
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
45,831 Points

I'm stuck on this one also. But I see one mistakes in yours. You are returning only one match instead of continuing to loop through the entire array. The return statement terminates the for-each loop and exits the function immediately, so any remaining elements of the array go unchecked by your code. You should store each match in another array, then return that entire array of objects, the collection, after the for-each has checked them all.