Re: 4.0.2 Release
| From: | Eric Peters | Date: | Thu, 24 Aug 2000 19:15:09 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: 4.0.2 Release | ||
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based upon the previous messages andi posted does your comments still hold
true?
Eric
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 chrisv@b0rked.dhs.org wrote:
> > Also, for some stupid, stupid reason, when you use unset() on an array, it
> > not only removes the item but it reduces the index, and not in a way you'd
> > expect.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > $dope = array("a", "b", "c", "d", "e");
> > unset($dope[1]);
> >
> > What *should* happen is the second array item (b) should disappear. What
> > *does* happen is that $dope[1] is unset, AND the index is reduced, but the
> > item isn't deleted. So your array now goes "a", (blank), "c",
> > "d". Both
> > "b" and "e" were lost.
> PHP always uses associative arrays -- so performing unset() on an array
> index leaves you with the proper number of elements. Your array just no
> longer contans the key 1 when you do the above.
>
> >
> > Very annoying.
> >
> >
> >
> > is that proper behavior?
> Yes.
>
> >
> > Seems like a bug to me and curious if it ever got fixed - i'm having to
> > array_splice to delete any values currently
> If you're expecting the array to magically decrement the remaining indexes
> after the value you unset .. it appears as though you'll have to use
> array_splice to do it, unless someone else knows a better way.
>
> Or, better yet --
>
> unset($dope[1]);
> $tmp = Array();
> foreach ($dope as $key =>$val) {
> $tmp[] = $val;
> }
> $dope = $tmp;
>
> >
> > it would be helpfull to know if the 4.0.2 release will include that fix
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Andi Gutmans wrote:
> >
> > > Well for a change the code freeze really seems to be taking place :)
> > > I think we're pretty much ready to release. We will post 4.0.2-dev Windows
> > > binaries soon and I think we should be ready to roll 4.0.2 on Monday when
> > > everyone's back from the weekend.
> > > Reminder: Don't commit any big patches unless they are bug fixes and you're
> > >
> > > REALLY sure they are correct.
> > >
> > > Andi
> > > ---
> > > Andi Gutmans <andi@zend.com>
> > > http://www.zend.com/
> > >
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