<?php
function countHoles($str)
{
$count = 0;
$chars = str_split($str);
foreach ($chars as $char) {
if (in_array($char, ["B", "8"])) {
$count += 2;
} elseif (in_array($char, ["A", "D", "O", "P", "Q", "R", "a", "b", "d", "e", "g", "o", "p", "q", "4", "6", "9", "0"])) {
$count += 1;
}
}
return $count;
}
print countHoles("This is a WebLab exercise that has 12 holes in it");
<?php
/**
* Created by PhpStorm.
* User: Ute
* Date: 9/3/2015
* Time: 8:10 PM
*/
$myLetters = "ABCABD";
$MyCount = countHoles($myLetters);
//echo "<br />Found " .$MyCount . " holes.<br />";
function countHoles($MyStr)
{
$letters = array('A' => 1, 'B' => 2, 'D' => 1, 'G' => 0);
$count = 0;
$count2 = 0;
$count3 = 0;
$characters = str_split($MyStr, 1);
foreach ($characters as $thisChar) {
if ($letters[$thisChar] > 0) {
$count += $letters[$thisChar];
}
// Alternative short form for the if statement
// $charVal is assigned the value found at the index or 0
// depending if the key at the index matches the character
// we are currently looking at.
// Then we just add the value returned by the comparison
// $charVal = $letters[$thisChar] || 0;
// $count += $charVal;
$charVal = $letters[$thisChar];
if ($charVal) {
