Re: Re: is_array_multidimensional

At 09:06 PM 12/29/2001 +0000, Jim Winstead wrote:

Derick Rethans <d.rethans@jdimedia.nl> wrote: Log: - Added extra parameter to count() that recursively counts elements in an array and added is_array_multidimensional(). (patch by Vlad Bosinceanu <glipy@fx.ro>) do we really want to perpetuate this idea that a multidimensional array is special in some way? i often get the feeling that people just don't seem to get that what makes an array 'multidimensional' in php is that one array contains other arrays, and things like all the array sorting functions don't somehow treat them differently.

I agree with Jim. Arrays can contain "things". Things can also be other arrays. You can have an array which contains two other arrays and four integers. I don't think we should add these functions because they are wrong *especially* the is_array_multidimensional(). Of course, if there's a good reason to have them and we're all convinced that the reasons are good we could add them. Can you please roll back that patch and open up a discussion with examples of why this functionality is needed? It might even lead to a different solution. Andi