Zend 200-710 Exam - Topic 2 Question 76 Discussion

Actual exam question for Zend's 200-710 exam

Question #: 76
Topic #: 2

You want to access the 3rd character of a string, contained in the variable $test. Which of the following possibilites work? (Choose 2)

Aecho $test(3);

Becho $test[2];

Cecho $test(2);

Decho $test{2};

Eecho $test{3};

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Suggested Answer: B, D

by Barney at Sep 17, 2024, 11:24 AM

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Marsha

5 months ago

Surprised that $test{2} still works, isn't that outdated?

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Carmela

6 months ago

I thought you had to start counting from 1, not 0.

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Catalina

6 months ago

Wait, why is $test(3) even an option? That's just wrong.

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Samira

6 months ago

Totally agree, those are the correct ones!

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Herman

6 months ago

You can use $test[2] and $test{2} for the 3rd character.

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Kallie

7 months ago

I’m pretty sure B and D are the right answers, but I’m a bit confused about the curly braces.

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Shayne

7 months ago

I feel like option A is definitely wrong, but I can't recall if D is still acceptable.

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Leana

7 months ago

I think I practiced something similar, but I’m not sure if using curly braces is still valid in newer PHP versions.

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Leslie

7 months ago

I remember that string indexing starts at 0, so the 3rd character should be at index 2.

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Deonna

7 months ago

Hmm, the curly brace syntax $test{3} is throwing me off. I don't think I've seen that before, so I'll skip that one and focus on the more familiar array/parentheses options.

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Silvana

7 months ago

I've got a good feeling about the $test[2] option. That's how I usually access individual characters in a string, so I'll go with that.

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Johnathon

7 months ago

Wait, is it zero-indexed or one-indexed? I'm a bit confused on that. Maybe I should try both the (2) and [2] options just to be sure.

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Osvaldo

7 months ago

Okay, let me see... I think the array syntax $test[2] should work, since array indices start at 0. I'll try that one.

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Lanie

7 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the syntax for accessing characters in a string.

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Cyril

2 years ago

Option B is the way to go. Accessing array elements using square brackets is the most straightforward and intuitive approach.

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Sheridan

2 years ago

User1: Great, thanks for confirming!

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Matthew

2 years ago

Yes, I agree. That's the correct way to access the 3rd character of a string.

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Marica

2 years ago

I think option B) echo $test[2]; is correct.

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Kimberlie

2 years ago

I'm not sure about option D) echo $test{2}. I think curly braces {} are used for variables, not string characters.

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Rhea

2 years ago

Haha, this is a classic PHP gotcha! I remember wasting an embarrassing amount of time on this exact question during my last interview.

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Hildred

2 years ago

D) echo $test{2};

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Brandon

2 years ago

B) echo $test[2];

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Sheridan

2 years ago

I agree with Kristeen. Using square brackets [] is the correct way to access characters in a string.

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Afton

2 years ago

D looks like the most logical choice to me. Who uses those weird parentheses anyway? Team curly braces all the way!

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Goldie

2 years ago

I always use curly braces for accessing characters in a string. E) echo $test{3}; is the way to go.

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Stephaine

2 years ago

Actually, D) echo $test{2}; is the correct syntax for accessing the 3rd character.

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Myong

2 years ago

I agree, B) echo $test[2]; is the correct way to access the 3rd character.

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Belen

2 years ago

I think B) echo $test[2]; would work too.

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Kristeen

2 years ago

I think the correct options are B) echo $test[2] and E) echo $test{3}

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Lauran

2 years ago

I was sure that A and C were the right answers. Guess I need to brush up on my PHP string manipulation skills.

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Ramonita

2 years ago

B and D are the correct options. Arrays in PHP are zero-indexed, so the 3rd character is at index 2.

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Tegan

2 years ago

D) echo $test{2};

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Tegan

2 years ago

B) echo $test[2];

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