RE: [PHP] Is there a php built-in function to determine the numbe r of dimensions of the array?

On 26 November 2003 13:09, Jay Blanchard contributed these pearls of wisdom: > [snip] > (ii) All PHP arrays are 1-dimensional. Some elements of an > array may themselves contain arrays, but that only makes them > nested arrays, not multi-dimensional. If what you want to > know is the deepest level of nesting, then, no, I don't > believe there's a built-in > function for this. > [/snip] > > From http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php > here is an example of a multi-dimensional array Just because they *call* them multi-dimensional doesn't *make* them true multi-dimensional arrays -- they're still *nested* 1-dimensional arrays. Both types have advantages and disadvantages, but they are not the same thing. I think I've commented on this (mis)use of the term "multi-dimensional" before, but so far it looks like I haven't convinced enough people it's worth changing. Cheers! Mike -- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211