PHP Help for Echoing Variables - php

Question

I'm a beginner in writing PHP, but working on developing themes in WordPress.
I have no idea how to echo my style option within my front-page.php.
My meta.php:
$meta_style = array();
$meta_style['meta_style'] = array(
'dash_icon' => 'list-view',
'title' => __('Section Settings', 'fluent'),
'description' => __('These are general section settings.','fluent'),
'context' => 'normal',
'priority' => 'high',
'option_name' => 'meta_style',
'caps' => array(),
'fields' => array(
'style' => array(
//...
'type' => 'select',
'options' => array(//option value = option label
'value' => 'white',
'value2' => 'black'
),
'multiple' => false,//allow multiple values to be selected - default false
'placeholder' => 'white'//placeholder text for the element
),
),
);
My front-page.php (it's wrapped in a BUTTON just a see if the variable echoes):
<button>
<? if($meta = get_post_meta($post->ID)){ if($meta['style'] == true){ echo $meta['value']; } } ?>
</button>
Can anyone provide an additional examples on how to echo other types, such as 'type' => 'text'?

Answer 1

I dont know exactly what you want, but you should:
1 - See if you're echoing the right information
2 - Use var_dump()

Answer 2

In your first code example you have a variable $meta_style which is a map. It has one key, 'meta_style' that leads to a next map. Inside that inner map you have the keys 'dash_icon' and so on. So for example this should echo the string 'normal':
echo $meta_style['meta_style']['context'];
However, in your second example, you have a variable $meta which is also a map, having keys 'style' and 'value'. You could echo those with:
echo $meta['style'];
echo $meta['value'];
Based on your example, I have no idea what these should do or how they should be related, or what their meaning should be.