[PHP] Flatten/Unflatten arrays
Hi all, In Perl there is a way to flatten an array into a string, and a matching function to unflatten the array. This is different from explode/implode because the function supports multidimentional arrays as well. The purpose is to be able to write an array to a flatfile, and when necessary, read it in and it's in it's original form ready to use. Are there PHP functions which do the same thing? If not, has anyone ever written functions to do this? Thanks! Lewis -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Flatten/Unflatten arrays
OrangeHairedBoy mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Monday, April 19, 2004 4:23 PM said: In Perl there is a way to flatten an array into a string, and a matching function to unflatten the array. i think you're looking for serialize() and unserialize(). http://php.net/serialize http://php/net/unserialize chris. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Flatten/Unflatten arrays
Ah! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I was going insane when I couldn't remember the names of the Perl functions either! :) Lewis Chris W. Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OrangeHairedBoy mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Monday, April 19, 2004 4:23 PM said: In Perl there is a way to flatten an array into a string, and a matching function to unflatten the array. i think you're looking for serialize() and unserialize(). http://php.net/serialize http://php/net/unserialize chris. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
