unexpected T_USE, expecting '{'

Question

``` <?php $wordFrequencyArray = array(); function countWords($file) use($wordFrequencyArray) { //error here /* get content of $filename in $content */ $content = strtolower(file_get_contents($filename)); ``` Here is a snippet of a code i am using. I am getting error on the 3rd line. I have all the matching braces .What might be wrong?

Accepted Answer

It should be:

```
$countWords = function($file) use($wordFrequencyArray) {
  //...
};
```

unexpected T_USE, expecting '{'

Solution

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