Im trying to make a function that tests whether a triangle has equal sides and then print the answer but my function doesnt work. Any ideas ?
public function typeOfTriangle()
{
if ($this->lengthSideOne == $this->lengthSideTwo == $this->lengthBase)
{echo 'the triangle is equal'}
);
}
You can't string together == operations. You need to use AND (aka &&).
Like this:
public function typeOfTriangle()
{
if ( $this->lengthSideOne == $this->lengthSideTwo && $this->lengthSideTwo == $this->lengthBase ) {
echo 'the triangle is equal';
}
}
public function typeOfTriangle() {
if ($this->lengthSideOne == $this->lengthSideTwo && $this->lengthSideOne == $this->lengthBase)
{echo 'the triangle is equal';}
); }
Try this..
public function typeOfTriangle()
{
if ($this->lengthSideOne == $this->lengthSideTwo && $this->lengthSideTwo == $this->lengthBase)
{echo 'the triangle is equal'}
);
}
public function typeOfTriangle()
{
if ( $this->lengthSideOne == $this->lengthSideTwo == $this->lengthBase )
{ echo 'the triangle is equal'; }
// remove this );
}
the error is your parenthetical notation.
public function typeOfTriangle() {
if($this->lengthSideOne == $this->lengthSideTwo && $this->lengthSideTwo == $this->lengthBase) {
echo 'the triangle is equal';
}
}
if your using brances the syntax is:
if( ...condition... ) {
...do stuff...
}
brace-less conditionals work like this
if(...condition...)
...do stuff...
more info here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.if.php
You need to pass the variable to the function.
When you call it do this. (each number is a side)
typeOfTriangle(2,2,4)
Then change the start of your function to retrieve this data and assign it to $this like below.
public function typeOfTriangle($side1, $side2, $side3)
{
if ($side1 == $side2 && $side2 == $side3) //this check side 1,2,3 are equal with 2 statements.
{echo 'the triangle is equal';}
}
