Found a way around it. I'm using if (strlen($sumItUp[$name]) == "0")
{ .... } else { ....}. this one does work. Yes, I can use the empty()
function but it doesn't fully work that way becuase it return the "NULL" as
empty.
Scott
"Eric Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Why not try using
>
> if(empty($sumItUp[$name]))
> {
> // rest of code
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:14 AM
> Subject: [PHP] What's wrong with the Array? I"m baffled!
>
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm a little baffled on why the array is not working the way I
expect
> it
> > to. It showed there is something about the array I do not know about.
> > Well, it's never too late to learn something new. So, here's the code
and
> > see if you can help me out.
> >
> > -- clip --
> >
> > $name = "TU4R";
> >
> > if ($sumItUp[$name] == "") {
> > $sumItUp[$name] = 0;
> > } else {
> > file://debug
> > echo "**";
> > $number = $sumItUp[$name];
> > $number++;
> > $sumItUp[$name] = $number;
> > }
> > echo $sumItUp[$name]."<br>";
> >
> > -- clip --
> >
> > In this case, the if statement never went into else statement when
> > there's a number like 0, 1, 2, etc. So, what's the heck is happening
> here?
> > When the array, "sumItUp[]" was empty then the number "0" was assigned
and
> > it work like a charm. So, when this code is repeated again, the if
> > statement check the array, "sumItUp[]" and found a number, "0" and it is
> not
> > equal to "" as shown in the if statement. So, therefore the else
> statement
> > should be executed. But in this case, it never did. I tested it myself
> to
> > make sure I wasn't missing something by putting in the php codes, "echo
> > '**';" and the data, "**" was never spitted out on the webpage. So, it
> tell
> > me that the else statment was never executed. So, the problem had to do
> > with the data in the array itself. So, can anyone help me out? Thanks
a
> > million!!!!!!
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
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