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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Arrays Multidimensional Arrays

Megan Stachnick
Megan Stachnick
1,881 Points
Posted by Megan Stachnick
Megan Stachnick
1,881 Points

I can't figure out the correct way to input the 'name' and 'email' from the array $contacts into the hard code, help!

I can't figure out the correct way to input the 'name' and 'email' from the array $contacts into the hard code, help!

index.php 
<?php
//edit this array
$contacts = array(
  array(
  'name'=>'Alena Holligan',
  'email'=>'alena.holligan@teamtreehouse.com'),
  array(
  'name'=>'Dave McFarland',
  'email'=>'dave.mcfarland@teamtreehouse.com'),
  array(
  'name'=>'Treasure Porth',
  'email'=>'treasure.porth@teamtreehouse.com'),
  array(
  'name'=>'Andrew Chalkley',
  'email'=>'andrew.chalkley@teamtreehouse.com'));

echo "<ul>\n";
//$contacts[0] will return 'Alena Holligan' in our simple array of names.
echo "<li><?php $contacts[0]['name'],$contacts[0]['email']?></li>\n";
echo "<li><?php $contacts[1]['name'],$contacts[1]['email']?></li>\n";
echo "<li><?php $contacts[2]['name'],$contacts[2]['email']?></li>\n";
echo "<li><?php $contacts[3]['name'],$contacts[3]['email']?></li>\n";
echo "</ul>\n";

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

You're going to have to concatenate the echo string as you are not allowed to output an associative array in a string.

Use the following format (without the opening PHP tag) for all the user strings, changing the zero (0) appropriately for each (which should be the only thing to edit):

<?php

echo "<li>" . $contacts[0]['name'] . " : " . $contacts[0]['email'] . "</li>\n";

Note: Be aware of the spaces on either side of the colon in the middle.