#34229 [Opn->Asn]: shuffle clobbers keys, this is not documented

ID: 34229 Updated by: dbs@php.net Reported By: david dot tulloh at anu dot edu dot au -Status: Open +Status: Assigned Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: dbs New Comment: This affects multiple sorting functions. I'll define a new entity and try to update the affected functions accordingly. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-08-24 08:03:16] david dot tulloh at anu dot edu dot au Description: ------------ shuffle clobbers the keys in the array, this should probably be documented, currently it is not mentioned. Reproduce code: --------------- $a = array('hi'=>'a', 'fred'=>'b', 'how'=>'c', 'is'=>'d', 'wilma'=>'e'); shuffle($a); Array ( [0] => b [1] => c [2] => a [3] => e [4] => d ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34229&edit=1