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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Building the Recipe Accessing Arrays

Posted by Joshua Hardy
Joshua Hardy
17,317 Points

How do I echo the value in the associative array?

The task says to print Mike's favorite color from the associative array $favorite_colors. I've tried a few different codes: $favorite_colors both [] & () includiing 'mike' and 0. The error that I keep getting is that task 1 no longer passes.

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
$colors = array ('red', 'blue', 'green');
echo $colors [1];

$favorite_colors = array (
  'mike' => 'green',
  'jane' => 'blue',
  'chris' => 'red',
  )

  echo $favorite_colors[0];

?>

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher
Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! You're doing just fine. And the reason task 1 no longer passes is because you've introduced a syntax error. Your $favorite_colors array should end with a semicolon. When I make that change, your code passes all 5 steps.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Joshua Hardy
Joshua Hardy
17,317 Points

Thanks!