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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Working With Functions Introducing User-Defined Functions

Posted by Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points

what am i doing wrong?

In the main code, outside of the function, use the new mimic_array_sum() function you just wrote. Store the return value in a variable called $sum, and then display that sum to the screen.

        function mimic_array_sum($array) {
                      $sum = 0;
                 foreach($array as $element) {
                             $sum = $sum + $element;
                       } 
                       return $sum;
                }
           $palindromic_primes = array(11, 757, 16361);
           $sum = mimic_array_sum($palindrominc_primes);
           echo $sum;
           ?>```

3 Answers

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

Hi Cortney,

Check your spelling on the primes variable.

Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points
Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points

okay thank you.

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points
Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

Hi Cortney,

I really really hate it when that happens. Look at the code below: SPELLING. In fact when I pasted the code below the browser picked up the spelling error.

Jeff

$palindromic_primes = array(11, 757, 16361);
$sum = mimic_array_sum($palindrominc_primes);