Re: Array merge changes VALUE of keys, never mind the type

The "+" operator can be used with arrays, and it performs the same function as array_merge. However, it does NOT reorder numeric keys -- it overwrites them. So, you can use one or the other, depending on which type of functionality you want. See the user contributed notes at http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-merge.php The problem is really a fundamental flaw in PHP's arrays -- there is no actual difference between associative and non-associative arrays. They are both implemented as associative. A better approach would probably be to have them be two different variable types, with different syntax. It would be nice if there was an array_merge_associative that was exactly like the "+" operator. I'd write it myself if I wasn't so busy with schoolwork :) "Nick Lindridge" <nick@macaw.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:20010928183522.B8089@macaw.demon.co.uk... > 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. > > Nick >