Assign html value to a variable in php - php

Question

I ran into an issue that I am not able to figure out. I have a page that I want to add an image of "Verified" or "Unverified". The code I have is the following:
PHP
if($listing['priority']==0 {
$header->set('ver_status,'<img src="images/icon_unverified.png"/>');
} else {
$header->set('ver_status,'<img src="images/icon_verified.png"/>');
}
HTML
<?php echo $ver_status; ?>
For some reason when I run the page in my website, that variable comes up empty.
The database contains a listing table, and the table contains a priority field which the default value is 0. Unless a customer updates information, which automatically changes to priority field value to 1, all profiles state "unverified"
The $header is the variable assigned to the template
All priority codes at 0 should show the unverified image. All others 1-5 shold show the veriried image.
I did this in a different page and it worked fine. That code was:
if (config['language'] == 2) {
$header->set('language_flag','<img src="images/flags/Spanish.png" />');
} else {
$header->set('language_flag','<img src="images/flags/English.png" />');
}
where code 2 was Spanish and code 1 was English.
Is there something missing in my code that I am not seeing? I am not getting any error messages, just empty values.

Answer 1

You appear to be missing a close paren in your if statement. If that's copied and pasted directly out of your code, that could be causing issues - it should also be causing error messages, but you may have those turned off.
If it's just a typo from copying your code into SO, of course, this is unhelpful.

Answer 2

The variable comes up empty because there isn't one. If you want to retrieve an image through echoing a variable's value, simply type
if($listing['priority']===0){
$ver_status='<img src="images/icon_unverified.png">';
}else{
$ver_status='<img src="images/icon_verified.png">';
}
What you're doing in your code is setting an object's key, but when you're trying to get that same key, you're not referencing it correctly. echo $header->ver_status is how you should retrieve the value if you don't want to use a normal variable. I suggest reading http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.object.php
To note, you have a typo in your code as well. t('ver_status,' is an open string.
Also to note, there is no need for a slash in an tag unless you're using XML.