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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Listing and Sorting Inventory Items Array Keys

Robert Mezzanotte
Robert Mezzanotte
640 Points
Posted by Robert Mezzanotte
Robert Mezzanotte
640 Points

I am having a hard time with this one. I feel like its right but not the way you guys like it

I am having a hard time with this one. I feel like its right but not the way you guys like it

index.php 
<?php

$books["978-0743261690"] = "Gilgamesh";
$books["978-0060931957"] = "The Odyssey";
$books["978-0192840509"] = "Aesop's Fables";
$books["978-0520227040"] = "Mahabharta";
$books["978-0393320978"] = "Beowulf";

?><html>
<head>
    <title>Five Great Books</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Five Great Books</h1>
    <ul>

        <?php 
            $isbn = key($books);
            foreach($books as $book) { ?>
            <li><?php echo $book . " => " . $isbn; ?></li>
        <?php } ?>
    </ul>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points
Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points

You could indeed accomplish the desired effect using the key() function on the $book array, but it would have to be inside the foreach loop, as well as be formatted inside parenthesis exactly how the challenge describes:

    <ul>
      <?php 
        foreach($books as $book) { 
          $isbn = key($books);
          echo "<li>$book ($isbn)</li>";
      } 
      ?>
    </ul>

However, the challenge in this case is very specific about making the keys accessible from WITHIN the foreach loop, meaning you'll need to use the correct syntax that can be found in the PHP Docs: foreach(). The blueprint can be found near the top of the page, you want the syntax that will pull a key and value pair, rather than just the value.