Re: Bug #15280 Updated: Feature request

This request seems pretty valid... Say.... um you had an array that you delete from and create elements frequently.. amost like a db table... and you wanted to clean this periocally.. in addition to this you wanted the index to be renumbered... having a array_vaccum() would be nice... eg.. $a = array("", "blah", "", "blah"); array_vaccum($a); would make $a[0] => "blah" $a[1] => "blah" writing this code in php_userspace would't be too hard but i can see this being used by many people function array_vaccum($a) { foreach($a as $b) { if($b != null) $ret[] = $b; } return $ret; } and then you would need to worry about keys... function array_avaccum($a) { $keys = array_keys($a); foreach($keys as $key) { if($a[$key] != null) $ret[$key] = $a[$key]; } return $ret; } calling this code many many times would be way faster in the core code..? wouldn't it? --- mfischer@php.net wrote: > ID: 15280 > Updated by: mfischer > Reported By: Benjamin.Eggerstedt@epost.de > Old Status: Open > Status: Feedback > Bug Type: Feature/Change Request > Operating System: Win2k > PHP Version: 4.1.1 > New Comment: > > You mean something like array_unset_empty_valus() ? > > I don't think there's a hard-coded need for it when user-space does it > very well. > > Can you give an example (except your programming lazyness to create a > function) where the advantages would be? > > > Previous Comments: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2002-01-29 13:30:10] Benjamin.Eggerstedt@epost.de > > Hi, > > I have mailed with Gabor Hojtsy and he said to me that i request my > wish here. > > This is a Copy - Paste of a part of the eMail: > > ########### > > I would like to have a function that deletes the empty array entries: > > a.e. > $test[0] = "Hello i am php 4.1.1"; > $test[1] = "I am the best release ever :)"; > $test[2] = ""; > $test[3] = ""; > > I hope you know what i mean... > > At the moment i have a loop that checkes this. > > $k = count($test); > for($i=0;$i<=$k;$i++){ > if(empty($test[$i])) unset($test[$i]); > } > > I think it would not be hard to integrate that. I am a apprentice and > i > will learn C/C++ after my php programming is well. I hope i could help > bugfixing > the next releases, to help you all. > > yours sincerly > Benjamin Eggerstedt > > P.S. I know my english is terrible... ;) > P.P.S. You all do GREAT work!!! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Edit this bug report at > http://bugs.php.net/?id=15280&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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com