Re: in_array() 4.0.0 -> 4.0.2

Thanks, That will have to do. It seems like the best match. I suppose is the closest thing to: in_array("text",$myarray); $item = key($myarray); is $i = array_keys("text",$myarray); $item = $i[0]; David. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin Vickery <robin@planet-three.co.uk> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] in_array() 4.0.0 -> 4.0.2 > davidn@vnvi.com ("David Newcomb") writes: > > > Rasmus, > > > > The purpose of in_array() is to say if an item is in the array, > > with a rather nice side effect of re-positioning the array pointer > > to that element. > > > > How are we to find the position of the element? > > > > I don't want to have to do an expensive for loop every time I > > want to get an index. > > > > Short of coding up a my_in_array() what are the alternatives? > > > $keys = array_keys( $foo, "bar") > > Returns a list of all the keys of $foo where the value is "bar". > > -robin > > -- > Robin Vickery............................................... > Planet-Three, 3A West Point, Warple Way, London, W3 0RG, UK > Email: robin@planet-three.net Phone: +44 (0)870 729 5444 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >