Re: Counting elements in an array

On Thursday 20 November 2003 00:33, Jeff McKeon wrote: > Jason Wong wrote: > > On Wednesday 19 November 2003 23:24, Jeff McKeon wrote: > >> How would I count the number of elements in an array that had a > >> certain value? > >> > >> In other words, if I have > >> > >> $fruit = array(orange,orange,apple,bananna,orange,apple,pear); > >> > >> How could I get the number of elements from $fruit where the value is > >> "orange"? > > > > array_count_values() > > That gives me: > > Warning: array_count_values(): Can only count STRING and INTEGER values! Well, so change your array definition so that it holds an array of strings rather than constants. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* Hello. I know the divorce rate among unmarried Catholic Alaskan females!! */