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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Adding Search: Controller & View Accounting for Empty Results

Anish Babu
Anish Babu
8,044 Points
Posted by Anish Babu
Anish Babu
8,044 Points

Showing error "The array is empty, but I don't see the message indicating that no flavors are found."

<?php

$recommendations = array();

?><html> <body>

<h1>Flavor Recommendations</h1>
 <?php 
     if(!empty($recommendations)){ 
        echo '<ul>'; 
      foreach($recommendations as $flavor) { ?>

        <li><?php echo $flavor; ?> </li>         

   <?php   } ?>

<?php echo '</ul>'; ?> <?php } else { ?> <?php echo '<p>There are no flavor recommendations for you <p>' ; ?>

   <?php  }?>

</body> </html>

1 Answer

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

Hi Anish,

Your code block is broken up so some of your html has been stripped out and it's hard to tell what you have.

For the output statement, you want to make sure that it's wrapped in <p> tags and that you have a period at the end of the sentence.

<p>There are no flavor recommendations for you.</p>