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Katiuska Alicea de Leon
10,341 PointsI'm not sure what it is being asked of me in this task
Not only am I not sure what the instructions are but now I'm getting a message saying that the first task is not passing, even after the first try. Can any one help me with one or the other?
Thanks!
<?php
$a = 5;
//Place your code below this comment
$isBoolean = true;
$isIdentical = 5;
var_dump($a === $isIdentical;
?>
1 Answer
Samuel Zhen
33,571 PointsHi, Alicea. They want you to store the result of comparison between variable $a and string of "5" into $isIdentical variable. To check for identical use === operator. Maybe this can give you a hint.
<?php
5 === "5"; // this will return false;
Katiuska Alicea de Leon
10,341 PointsI didn't understand you,either, but the hint helped. I think it was simpler than I thought.
Samuel Zhen
33,571 PointsHaha, Then, maybe this can make it more clear
<?php
$a = 5;
//Place your code below this comment
$isBoolean = true;
$isIdentical = $a === '5';
?>
Katiuska Alicea de Leon
10,341 PointsKatiuska Alicea de Leon
10,341 PointsIt is also saying something about string "5", there's no "5" anywhere. It's an integer, that's what I was given to work with. They say 5 should fit in value and type. Should I change the integer 5 to a "5"?