PHP: Errors when handling variables
The main rule is that a variable must be declared before it can be used. If you do it later, the program simply won't work.
<?php
print_r($greeting);
$greeting = 'Father!';
Running the program above ends with an error PHP Notice: Undefined variable: greeting. Undefined variable It means that the code uses a name (the proper term is 'identifier') that hasn't been defined. And in the error itself, the variable identifier is explicitly specified: greeting. In addition to defining things in the wrong order, there are other, more trivial errors that can occur in PHP, for example, typos, both when using a variable and declaring one
The number of these errors can be reduced by using a properly configured editor. An editor like this highlights names that are used without announcement and warns of possible problems.
Instructions
Find an undeclared variable in the program and declare it by assigning the value 'Dragon' to it.
After running the program, the result on the screen should look like this:
Targaryen and Dragon
The exercise doesn't pass checking. What to do? 😶
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In my environment the code works, but not here 🤨
Tests are designed so that they test the solution in different ways and against different data. Often the solution works with one kind of input data but doesn't work with others. Check the «Tests» tab to figure this out, you can find hints at the error output.
My code is different from the teacher's one 🤔
It's fine. 🙆 One task in programming can be solved in many different ways. If your code passed all tests, it complies with the task conditions.
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I've read the lessons but nothing is clear 🙄
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Your exercise will be checked with these tests:
1<?php // phpcs:ignore PSR1.Files.SideEffects
2
3namespace HexletBasics\Variables\Errors;
4
5use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
6
7\HexletBasics\Functions\runScript();
8
9class Test extends TestCase
10{
11 public function test()
12 {
13 $expected = 'Targaryen and Dragon';
14 $this->expectOutputString($expected);
15 require 'index.php';
16 }
17}
18Teacher's solution will be available in:
