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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Building a Collection Collection Objects

Posted by Raman Matthew
Raman Matthew
13,286 Points

Return an collection array of house objects whose public properties roof_color OR wall_color match the passed color para

i am getting stuck with this task please help me.

index.php 
<?php
class Subdivision {
  public $houses = [];

  public function filterHouseColor($color) {
    $lots = [];  //create array

    foreach ($this->houses as $house) {  //loop through array

      if ($house->roof_color === $color || $house->wall_color === $color) {
        $lots[] = $house->lot; 
      }
    }

    return $lots;  
  }
}

// add code below this comment

?>

2 Answers

Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Raman,

You want to save the house objects in the array for the 3rd task.

$lots[] = $house;

The instructions changed for the 3rd task. The old instructions had you save a lot property so you may see some older answers to this question with that code.

Raman Matthew
Raman Matthew
13,286 Points

Thanks for your instruction and it really works

Bala Selvam
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Bala Selvam
Python Development Techdegree Student 30,590 Points

That helped out a lot. Thank you for that. It seems so simple now!

Goran Deak
Goran Deak
30 Points
Goran Deak
Goran Deak
30 Points

Thank you, I lost an hour on this one...and also a year of my life.......