PHP Array Exercises : Display array values within a string

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1. Colorful Memory String

$color = array('white', 'green', 'red', 'blue', 'black');
Write a script which will display the following string
"The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady. - Richard M. Nixon"
and the words 'red', 'green' and 'white' will come from $color.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Define an array of colors
$color = array('white', 'green', 'red', 'blue', 'black');

// Display a sentence using elements from the color array
echo "The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the $color[2] carpet, the $color[1] lawn, the $color[0] house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady. - Richard M. Nixon" . "\n";
?>

Output:

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film fore
ver frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, t
he white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his fi
rst lady. - Richard M. Nixon

Flowchart:

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