⊗ppPmLpBOP 121 of 447 menu

The Problem of Curly Braces in Loops in PHP

Although you can omit curly braces in loops, I highly discourage doing so, as such code often leads to errors.

Let's look at an example. Suppose we have the following code:

<?php for ($i = 0; $i <= 9; $i++) echo $i; // will output numbers from 0 to 9 ?>

I will make a small correction to the code above (find which one) - and it will stop working:

<?php for ($i = 0; $i <= 9; $i++); echo $i; // will output 10 ?>

So, what did I fix?

The problem arose because I put a semicolon after the bracket ) of the loop. In this case, we get a so-called loop without a body: it will simply spin inside, and the next line will no longer refer to it. Therefore, to avoid problems, I always recommend using curly braces in loops.

Tell me, what will be the result of executing the following code:

<?php $arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; foreach ($arr as $elem); echo $elem; ?>
English
AfrikaansAzərbaycanБългарскиবাংলাБеларускаяČeštinaDanskDeutschΕλληνικάEspañolEestiSuomiFrançaisहिन्दीMagyarՀայերենIndonesiaItaliano日本語ქართულიҚазақ한국어КыргызчаLietuviųLatviešuМакедонскиMelayuမြန်မာNederlandsNorskPolskiPortuguêsRomânăРусскийසිංහලSlovenčinaSlovenščinaShqipСрпскиSrpskiSvenskaKiswahiliТоҷикӣไทยTürkmenTürkçeЎзбекOʻzbekTiếng Việt
We use cookies for website operation, analytics, and personalization. Data processing is carried out in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
accept all customize decline