Re: Bug #13478 Updated: array_merge changes keys

What a nasty 'feature'. Can't we get rid of it ASAP? It would allow comfty hash non-alpha key/value inserting(reassembling) - Markus On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 12:28:15PM -0000, derick@php.net wrote : > ID: 13478 > Updated by: derick > Reported By: nick@macaw.demon.co.uk > Old Status: Open > Status: Bogus > Bug Type: Arrays related > Operating System: > PHP Version: 4.0.6 > New Comment: > > This is not a bug, but a feature. All string indexes are converted to numbers if possible, even > like this: > <?php > $a = array ('4' => "test"); > print_r ($a); > ?> > > will show: > > Array > ( > [4] => test > ) > > Making it bogus > > Previous Comments: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2001-09-28 08:19:02] nick@macaw.demon.co.uk > > Found in 4.0.7RC2 but probably present before. Array merge changes keys that are > string-numeric. e.g. > > <? > $arr1 = array('1'=>'one', '2'=>'two'); > $arr2 = array('a'=>'all'); > > print_r(array_merge($arr1, $arr2)); > ?> > > gives: > > Array ( [0] => one [1] => two [a] => all ) > > A workaround kludge is to prefix string-numeric keys with a letter. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Edit this bug report at > http://bugs.php.net/?id=13478&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 -- Markus Fischer, http://guru.josefine.at/~mfischer/ EMail: mfischer@guru.josefine.at PGP Public Key: http://guru.josefine.at/~mfischer/C2272BD0.asc PGP Fingerprint: D3B0 DD4F E12B F911 3CE1 C2B5 D674 B445 C227 2BD0 -All your scripts are belong to Zend-