Re: Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #5289 Updated: Use of reset on a global array creates

Addressed to: alan.frostick@iconmedialab.com Bug Database <php-dev@lists.php.net> ** Reply to note from Alan Frostick <alan.frostick@iconmedialab.com> Thu, 29 Jun 2000 22:05:54 +0200 > > That may be the new definition, but it wasn't the case under php3. I > didn't spot anything in your differences notes for this. > > My code fragment just highlights the > problem, it's actually gleaned from debugging a much larger and > complex script. What I want to do is replace an array with fresh > contents when a loading function is invoked. This is most simply done > by using unset. > Is there a better way to do it? <Wild Guess Alert!> Have you considered: function whatever() { global $MyGlobalArray; $MyGlobalArray = array(); .. .. .. } Don't unset it, just replace its contents with an empty array... </Wild Guess Alert!> Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists http://www.developersdesk.com