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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Arrays Associative Quiz

Posted by Daniel Lee Thompson
Daniel Lee Thompson
2,047 Points

Invalid answer?

How would I add an element to an array with a Key of Orange and Value of fruit, yet array_push($myList, "Orange" => "Fruit") is not valid? how is that incorrect then?

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

array_push only accepts values to be pushed on the array. It does not allow you to specify the key the value will end up with. So "Orange" => "Fruit" is an invalid argument to pass to the function.

The correct answer is $myList["Orange"] = "Fruit";. If no element with the key you specify in brackets exist within the array then it will be created.

Daniel Lee Thompson
Daniel Lee Thompson
2,047 Points
Daniel Lee Thompson
Daniel Lee Thompson
2,047 Points

That clarifies it perfectly! Thanks