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PHP

Posted by Charlie George
Charlie George
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Incorrect Answer given in PHP Basics Test

I believe the answer to a question on the PHP Basics course to be incorrect:

PHP Basics

Function Returns and More (Section 2)

PHP Closures (Step 3)

Quiz Question (What is the correct way to pass an argument to a variable function?)

It says the answer to this question is:

'$func('Mike');'

but the course doesn't teach this. The course teaches answer:

'$name = 'Mike'; $func() use $name;'

Can you please confirm for me which is correct?

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi, Charlie George ! The answer $func('Mike') is indeed correct. I believe you're confusing variable functions with closures which are different.

I might recommend checking out around 1:55 of this video where this technique is used.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Charlie George
Charlie George
3,879 Points

Ahhh, I see. So the test is based on all videos, not just the Closures videos! My bad! Usually the test only has questions catered towards the immediately previous content whereas this one obviously is referencing content a bit further back. Thanks for clarifying, Jennifer :-)