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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Adding Search: Model Using stripos: Starts with R

Posted by MUZ140045 Tafadzwa Gumunyu
MUZ140045 Tafadzwa Gumunyu
13,202 Points

stage 6 challenge 1

I have this block of code that isn’t working correctly, but I can’t figure out the problem. It says that Broccoli and Cream Soda both start with R (my favorite letter), but they do not. Can you take a look? Can you change it so that it checks that the values in $var1 and $var2 start with R correctly?

index.php 
<?php

    $var1 = "Cookie Dough";
    $var2 = "Chocolate";
    $initial = "r";

    if (stripos($var1,$initial) === 0 && stripos($var2,$initial) === 0) {

        echo $var1 . " and " . $var2 . " both start with " . $initial . ".";

    } else {

        echo "Either " . $var1 . " or " . $var2 . " doesn't start with " . $initial . "; maybe neither of them do.";

    }

?>

1 Answer

Salman Akram
PLUS
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points
Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi,

Can you try to refresh it again, I think the question("Cookie Dough", "Chocolate") doesn't match with challenge codes. By refreshing, you should get right challenge codes that is seeking ("Broccoli", "Cream Soda")

Question:

I have this block of code that isn’t working correctly, but I can’t figure out the problem. It says that Broccoli and Cream Soda both start with R (my favorite letter), but they do not. Can you take a look? Can you change it so that it checks that the values in $var1 and $var2 start with R correctly?

We need to find "R" letter somewhere inside Broccoli and Cream Sode. Start with zero number

"Broccoli" = ["B", "r", "o", "c", "c", "o", "l", "i"];
              0     1    2    3    4    5    6   7

"Cream Soda"  = ["C", "r", "e", "a", "m", " ",  "S", "o", "d", "a"]
                  0    1    2    3    4    5     6    7    8    9

Now see the codes itself which says 0?