pick a name from a number

[Revolutsio]

I have five names in an array and also numbers 5,2,1,3 and what i want to do is php to look at the numbers and print out the name that corresponds to the number.

so for my example the name it should echo out is 'Lee'

 

 $names = array ("Stan", "John", "Dean", "Sam", "Lee");

here are the five names.

The idea is to learn php with making a little fixture list with these five names.

The problem i have is to make php read the number and then look up the array for the name that corresponds to the number.

I hope this explains what I would like to do?

 

[cyberRobot]

So basically, you are looking to loop through an array of numbers. For each number, you want to display the name that corresponds with that number. So in your loop, when you get to 5, it should display "Lee". And 2 should be "John". Correct?

If so, where are you stuck? What have you tried so far? Be aware that PHP arrays don't start with 1 for the index, by default.

Edited January 24, 2020 by cyberRobot
fixed typo

[Revolutsio]

  $num1 = (5);
  $num2 = (2);
  $num3 = (1);
  $num4 = (3);
  echo "<br />";
  if ($num1 = 5 
      echo $names[4]);

i have tried this but get an error unexpedted echo

[cyberRobot]

There's a syntax error in your if statement. The following manual page provides examples on writing if statements:
https://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.elseif.php

It might also help to review the following page when it comes to the comparison operator:
https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php

[cyberRobot]

Also, can I ask what's going on here:

$num1 = (5);

Is there a reason for the parentheses? Apparently PHP doesn't care if they are there. PHP appears to ignore them. Unless there is a reason for using the parentheses, it would be clearer to use the following:

$num1 = 5;

 

Edited January 24, 2020 by cyberRobot
fixed typo

[Revolutsio]

oh just copyed the name array

[Barand]

If you define your array like this, to begin the indexing at 1 instead of 0,

$names = array (1 => "Stan", "John", "Dean", "Sam", "Lee");

then your indexes will align with your $num values, 1 - 5; In other words

$num = 5;
echo $names[$num];              //--> Lee

That will save you doing what ginerjm is about to tell you to do

Edited January 24, 2020 by Barand

[ginerjm]

If your numbers are going to be 1-5 then you might try this:

	// assume that $i is the number 3
	$idx = $i-1
	echo "Name is: ".$name[$idx];
	

[Revolutsio]

35 minutes ago, Barand said:

If you define your array like this, to begin the indexing at 1 instead of 0,

$names = array (1 => "Stan", "John", "Dean", "Sam", "Lee");

then your indexes will align with your $num values, 1 - 5; In other words

$num = 5;
echo $names[$num];              //--> Lee

 

Once again @Barand you come to me rescue thanks again