Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #9794: array_keys resets the array pointer and can not be used when looping

I'll fix this problem soon. It's even in the TODO. On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, danbeck@dealnews.com wrote: > From: danbeck@dealnews.com > Operating system: linux 2.2.16 > PHP version: 4.0.4pl1 > PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem > Bug description: array_keys resets the array pointer and can not be used when looping > > The following code is broken: > > $arr = array("a", "b", "c"); > foreach ($arr as $a) { > echo "$a<BR>\n"; > echo max(array_keys($arr)); > } > > It stops after the first array element because array_keys resets the array pointer. (Or at > least it's moved to the end...) > > This is sort of a (repectful) complaint that I have about PHP and they way it's been > written. Arrays are systematically prostituted by the array functions because each one of them sees > fit to reset the array pointer instead of just working off of a copy, or at the very least, > returning the array pointer to it's previous state. > > Is there some reason that the array pointer can't be returned to it's previous state > after the array functions are finished with it? > > > > -- > Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=9794&edit=1 > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > -Andrei * If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed.. Oh, wait.. *