#34229 [Asn->Csd]: 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: Assigned +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: dbs New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Now we should be able to delete a bunch of user notes on the subject... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-08-24 16:11:31] dbs@php.net This affects multiple sorting functions. I'll define a new entity and try to update the affected functions accordingly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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