What does "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')'" mean? - php

Question

Why am I getting the following error in PHP?
<?php
require_once('validation_functions.php');
$errors = array();
//$username = trim($_POST["username"]);
$username = trim("");
if(!has_presence($username))
{
$errors['username'] = "Username can't be left blank";
}
?>
<?php echo form_errors($errors); ?>
This is the following problem:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')' in C:\wamp\www\sandbox\validation_functions.php on line 20
This is the file validation_functions.php detailed above
<?php
function has_presence($value)
{
//IF $value is SET AND value is NOT EXACTLY EQUAL TO "" RETURN TRUE
return (isset($value) && $value !== ""); //RETURNS BOOLEAN
}
function has_max_length($value, $max)
{
//IF $value is LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $max Return TRUE
return (strlen($value) <= $max)); //RETURNS BOOLEAN
}
function has_inclusion_in($value, $set)
{
//IF $value is INCLUDED in $set RETURN TRUE
return in_array($value, $set); //RETURNS BOOLEAN
}
function form_errors($errors = array())
{
$output = "";
if(!empty($errors))
{
$output = "<div class= \"error\">";
$output .= "Please Fix The Following Errors:";
$output .= "<ul>";
foreach($errors as $key => $error)
{
$output .= "<li> {$error} </li>";
}
$output .= "</ul>";
$output .= "</div>";
}
return $output;
}
?>
This is included in the code referenced above. It's a simple error but I can't seem to understand what's causing it.

Answer 1

You have an extra bracket in the marked line
function has_max_length($value, $max)
{
//IF $value is LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $max Return TRUE
>>>>>>>>> return (strlen($value) <= $max)); //<<<< here is a extra bracket, remove the last one!
Should be like this:
return (strlen($value) <= $max)

Answer 2

correct way: return (strlen($value) <= $max);
function has_max_length($value, $max)
{
//IF $value is LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $max Return TRUE
return (strlen($value) <= $max); //RETURNS BOOLEAN
}