Re: String to Array or Hash Table

tx for the reply.. ya, it is what i am looking for.. however, your solution is not the right one.. please help me to adjust it a lot.. let us come back to the initial string .. "approved=yes&error=&authnumber=025968&transactionnumber=313869"; after the statement "for (@reset($value_array); list($key1,$value1)=@each($value_array);)", currently in the array $value_array, it contains such key<->content key1=0, $value1="approved=yes" key1=1, $value1="error=" key1=2, $value1="authnumber=025968" key1=3, $value1="transactionnumber=313869" therefore current $approved = $value_array['approved'] ; is empry.. i cannot get "yes" .. I definately want to get something like $value_array['approved'] is "yes" $value_array['error'] is "" $value_array['authnumber'] is "025968" $value_array['transactionnumber'] is "313869" please think about it once more.. thanks again..

%    for (@reset($value_array); list($key1,$value1)=@each($value_array);)
%    {
%      $first = $value1;
%      list($key1,$value1)=@each($value_array);
%      $second = $value1;

I don't think you need to do this, though, because ... %

%      if($first == "approved")
%      {
%        $approved = $second;
%      }

[snip] ... I don't think you need to go through all of these if() tests. You have each key and value in your value_array; you should be able to just say $approved = $value_array['approved'] ; and so on. This is untested and I am in a hurry, but I hope it puts you on the right track. with best wishes Zheng Sun _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail