PHP: Syntactic Sugar
A construction like $index = $index + 1 is used quite often in PHP, so the creators of the language added a shortened version of the notation: $index += 1. This shortcut is usually referred to as syntactic sugar, because it simplifies and "sweetens" the process of coding :)
It is important to understand that the differences are solely in the way they're written The interpreter transforms the abbreviated construction into an expanded one.
There are shortcuts for all arithmetic operations and for string concatenation:
$a = $a + 1→$a += 1$a = $a - 1→$a -= 1$a = $a * 2→$a *= 2$a = $a / 1→$a /= 1$a = $a . 'bla'→$a .= 'bla'
Instructions
Write a function, filterString(), which takes a string and a character as input and returns a new string, wherein the character passed to it is wholly removed from the word.
<?php
$str = 'If I look back I am lost';
filterString($str, 'I'); // 'f look back am lost'
filterString($str, 'o'); // 'If I lk back I am lst'
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In my environment the code works, but not here 🤨
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Your exercise will be checked with these tests:
1<?php
2
3namespace HexletBasics\Loops\SyntaxSugar;
4
5use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
6
7class Test extends TestCase
8{
9 public function test()
10 {
11 require 'index.php';
12
13 $text = 'If I look back I am lost';
14 $result1 = filterString($text, 'I');
15 assert($result1 === 'f look back am lost');
16 $result2 = filterString('zz zorro', 'z');
17 assert($result2 === ' orro');
18 }
19}
20Teacher's solution will be available in:
