ID: 23964
User updated by: prof_moriarty at veryfast dot biz
Reported By: prof_moriarty at veryfast dot biz
Status: Wont fix
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: Win98 se
PHP Version: 4.3.2
New Comment:
Ah the dilema. :)
On the one hand, i appreciate that Derrick is assisting donating time
(as are you all, and as i do for my Open-Source Game), and i realise
that developers efforts for such things are rarely cared about. On the
other hand, Derricks 'Blah Blah' Response is hardly the way to conduct
an informed arguement/debate.
The bug you referenced as 12028 was actually returned by the 'check to
see if it's already done' checker... So that works well. :)
It's actually the bug report i was refering to when i said:
"Even the noted 'array_sum' doesn't work with multi-dimensionals (or at
least i spotted a post somewhere in this bug collection that stated as
much)."
I believe the proposed functionality of that function would be
'array_sum' but for all entries in all layers.
This thread proposes only 'selected' entries, rather than all of them
(i've never come across the need to add all entries in a single array,
let alone multi-dimensional. But due to the nature of online games,
it's often required that I add up the values of a certain element
within a multi-dimensional).
So they are 'both' correct IMHO :) .
Though i would suggest that that function be simply an alteration of
array_sum to accomodate the extra layers for that suggestion.
But following Dereks logic, if this proposal should be 'won't fix',
then why isn't that one?
They are both user-function type things.
But that report does also point to the lack of functionality for
multi-dimensional arrays.
Thanx for the prompt responses though. Though I may not show it, I do
appreciate the work you folks do...
just try to get Derek to fix more bugs and post less posts... everyone
will be happier... ;)
Previous Comments:
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[2003-06-04 21:18:03] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Think of it this way. This is bug #23964, that's a lot of bugs. I
can't speak for anyone else but know that Derick closes many bugs and
is constantly working to improve PHP. Maybe he saw this report and
feels there are many more pressing needs than adding another array
function, especially one that can be done fairly easy in userspace.
I'm not proposing anything here, but here's a version with some
checks:
function array_sum_multi($arr, $key) {
if (!is_array($arr)) {
return false;
}
$sum = 0;
foreach ($arr as $info) {
if (isset($info[$key]) && is_numeric($info[$key])) {
$sum += $info[$key];
}
}
return $sum;
}
Basically, if I were you, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it, or
take it personally. Also, you will notice that your request is a
duplicate of a preexisting feature request for this same feature, see
also:
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=12028
It's the same idea but a different implementation (which one is
correct? ;), and it remains open...
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[2003-06-04 19:44:03] prof_moriarty at veryfast dot biz
you are a Humbug...
:(
I can't code in C, and i'm not planning on adding it to my repertouir
any time soon.
Maybe i should say that next time someone else makes a suggestion for
my online game. Tell them to write it themselves, and still turn it
away...
There goes me ever trying to be helpful with PHP's dev in the
future....
There should be more 'pollita's / MGF's and less Dereks in the
world...
Ungratefully. :(
Me
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[2003-06-04 11:35:50] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
blah blah, write a patch yourself if you want this sooo badly. But then
still, the chance of being it included in PHP is sli,.
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[2003-06-04 10:15:14] prof_moriarty at veryfast dot biz
Unless you hadn't noticed, there isn't really much 'multi-level'
functionality in PHP anyway!?!?! (as in the ability to manipulate them
easily).
Let's see what we can find:
array_multisort : great function.
that's really about it. Sure numerous other functions can mess with
them, but mostly you'd have to put them into a loop to actually get
through all the dimensions.
Even the noted 'array_sum' doesn't work with multi-dimensionals (or at
least i spotted a post somewhere in this bug collection that stated as
much).
When you say "would be much slower", Do you mean from a processing
front (several micro seconds), or from a coding front (in which case
any proposed function would be quicker than writing it yourself)?
If you mean by time, then i'd only have to guess (noting my lack of
knowledge of benchmarking and C/++) that the proposed function would
actually gain a speed boost from being written into PHP's core,
primarily because it requires a loop (and on each iteration, a little
more time would be gained over a PHP implementation).
As you can probably tell, i don't plan on abandoning this little
function without a fight, simply because it can be 'user implemented'
(which i recognise and appreciate is a criteria for inclusion).
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[2003-06-04 09:58:00] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I also think we shouldn't add the multilevel functionality here, as
it's pretty easy to do in userspace (yes, array_sum() should have been
something for userspace too). All other functions you mentioned *can*
be done in userspace, but would be much slower.
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