Re: Array merge changes VALUE of keys, never mind the type
| From: | Andrei Zmievski | Date: | Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:09:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Array merge changes VALUE of keys, never mind the type | ||
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On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Nick Lindridge wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Regarding what seems an array merge bug. This was
> quickly made bogus (:-), but I think that the
> point was missed. The issue isn't that the key
> was made numeric - I had it numeric and not a string
> in the first place. The issue is that the key value
> was changed.
>
> The array element key values had a meaning - otherwise
> I wouldn't have bothered by using keys at all.
>
> array_merge should not change the value of keys. It should
> just merge! If not a bug, it is a flaw.
array_merge() does *not* change the value of keys. Period.
-Andrei
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