PHP Compiler Testing
Characters in Shapes

Create a function to calculate how many characters in total are needed to make up the shape. You will be given a list of strings which make up a shape in the compiler (i.e. a square, a rectangle or a line).

Examples

count_characters([

  "###",

  "###",

  "###"

]) 9

 

count_characters([

  "22222222",

  "22222222",

]) 16

 

count_characters([

  "------------------"

]) 18

 

count_characters([]) 0

 

count_characters(["", ""]) 0