This Glance at the past is asking to refresh what we have done in the previous course and "Write an if/elseif/else statement inside the editor and make it output anything you wish.", however, the if/elseif/else statement was not covered in the previous course. The said course ended with an if/else statement.
PHP - Control Flow: Switch - Glance at the Past -- reviews elseif, but it hasn't been introduced yet
mtf
#2
Technically, there is only if and else so not much new when introducing them in combination. It permits a multiway conditional branch permitting more than one condition to be tested in the same statement.
if ($a) {
} elseif ($b) {
} else {
}
maustinmmdp
#3
I know JavaScript so I knew what it was asking for but when learning a new language this should not be assumed. For this reason alone I would expect Codecademy would want to correct the course.
mtf
#4
Makes sense, yes. Can you please post a link to the lesson so I can give it a further read and examination. If I end up agreeing with you (I don't actually disagree) then we can reassign this thread. Thank you.
Or not. Guess the interest is now lost?
https://www.codecademy.com/courses/web-beginner-en-jZv2E/0/1
mtf
#5
I Reset this lesson, https://www.codecademy.com/en/courses/web-beginner-en-QF3Wb/0/4
and got this, as a starting point...
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<?php
// Write your if/elseif/else statement here!
?>
</p>
</body>
</html>
<html>Looking over the instructions, there is no call for elseif yet above it clearly asks for it. The passing code only needs to follow the instructions, explicitly...
<p>
<?php
// Write your if/elseif/else statement here!
if ('gray' == 'white'){
echo "The condition is true";
} else {
echo "The condition is false";
}
?>
</p>So despite the instruction in the comment, the lesson does not give us practice with elseif so the point made by the OP is valid. Reassigning this topic.
maustinmmdp
#6
Confused. Why ask me for a link and then provide it yourself? Regardless, I believe it is shown at the top of this thread?
No, the interest is not lost. I submitted this issue because the course should be corrected if not for myself for someone new to programming. It is misleading.