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Becky Castle
15,294 PointsModifying code in a foreach loop...
Here's the challenge: "Next, modify the code inside the foreach loop to display the $isbn in parentheses. After the title, add a space, an opening parenthesis, the ISBN, and a closing parenthesis."
So here's the code...
<?php
$books["978-0743261690"] = "Gilgamesh";
$books["978-0060931957"] = "The Odyssey";
$books["978-0192840509"] = "Aesop's Fables";
$books["978-0520227040"] = "Mahabharta";
$books["978-0393320978"] = "Beowulf";
?><html>
<head>
<title>Five Great Books</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Five Great Books</h1>
<ul>
<!----- WHERE MY NIGHTMARE STARTS ----->
<?php foreach($books as $isbn => $book) {
echo '<li>';
echo $book;
echo "\n";
echo "(";
echo $isbn;
echo ")";
echo '</li>';
} ?>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
In the preview, everything displays as it should, so what am I doing wrong?
Thanks!
4 Answers
Andrew Molloy
37,259 PointsYou're still adding a new line. The "/n". Not supposed to be there. And you don't have a space after the book title.
Elijah Collins
19,457 PointsThis worked for me
<?php echo $book . " " . "(" . $isbn . ")"; ?>
Andrew Molloy
37,259 PointsIt doesn't ask you to add a new line. Only a space. :)
Becky Castle
15,294 PointsYeaaaah.... I was wondering about that, so I tried it this way:
<body>
<h1>Five Great Books</h1>
<ul>
<?php foreach($books as $isbn => $book) { ?>
<li><?php echo $book . "\n" . "(" . $isbn . ")"; ?></li>
<?php } ?>
</ul>
</body>
But it still doesn't accept my work. It says the formatting wrong...
(Thanks for your input, btw)
Becky Castle
15,294 PointsOoooeeeeeewh! Haha... Good point.
Thank you!
Andrew Molloy
37,259 PointsNo problem, easy to miss seeing the forest for the trees. :)