On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Cameron Thorne wrote:
> Can anyone explain why the following code operates the way it does in my
> comments?
Sure.
> <?php
>
> $test = array ( 'a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C');
An associative array, $test.
>
> if (array_key_exists(2, $test)) echo "It works by key number!"; // Does not
> work.
... for subjective definitions of "work." It works alright. Nothing
prints because there isn't an array key '2' in $test.
> if (array_key_exists('c', $test)) echo "It works by key name!"; // Works.
Of course.
> print_r(array_keys($test)); // outputs "Array ( [0] => a [1] => b [2] =>
> c ) "
You've done two things with this statement. (1) Got all the keys from
$test, then (2) printed out the keys in "human readable" format.
print_r() is printing information about the array which was returned from
the call to array_keys().
Examine the output from "print_r($test)" and check the documentation for
print_r() & array_keys() to get a glimpse into what might be the source
of what's got you a bit confused.
> ?>
> Any ideas? According to the documentation, it seems like I should be able
> to access any key in the array by either name or number (which is what I
> want to do).
You can access array indicies by number for non-associative arrays:
$test = array( "A", "B", "C", "D" );
OR associative arrays that use numbers for keys:
$test = array( 0 => "A", 1 => "B", 3 => "C", 4 => "D" );
echo( $test[2] ); ... will work for either of those,
but the indicies of your original $test:
> $test = array ( 'a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C');
have to accessed with the appropriate key.
hth,
~Chris
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