Php array modulo every second value

Question

I have a question. I have this array of the alphabet. And every even letter needs to be !$letter, so it needs to echo out !b, !d, !f

I'm unsure how to do this. I've been told to use the modulo, % for this.

But reading a lot about it on the internet and things haven't gotten any clearer for me.

I appreciate anyone that can help me on this matter! Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

foreach ($alphabet as $i => $letter) {
    echo (($i % 2) == 1 ? '!' : '') . $letter;
}

$i is the position of the letter in the array; since array indexes start from 0, even letters will have odd indexes.

$i % 2 is 0 when $i is even, 1 when it's odd. This is grade school arithmetic, which should be a prerequisite for a programming career.