Re: in_array w/statement

yeah, you're right though.. i had to use explode not implode eg, if(in_array($uname['uid'], explode(' ', trim($userinfo['buddylist'])))) so i ditched the preg_split() cheers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Wong" <php-general@gremlins.biz> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] in_array w/statement > On Friday 17 December 2004 02:33, Sebastian wrote: > > > I cannot solve this problem,. sorry if this looks confusing,. > > It is ... > > > i have a form and don't want to set the variable if the in_array is true.. > > the code works, up until i add the last !$buddy in the statement, for some > > reason it seems to always be true, ... something i'm doing wrong? btw, i > > cannot add the in_array to the statement because if the $buddylist is empty > > it will generate errors because of the empty implode. > > > > $buddylist = preg_split('/( )+/', trim($userinfo['buddylist']), -1, > > PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY); > > OK, it looks like $userinfo['buddylist'] is a string containing buddies > separated by some whitespace: > > 'buddy1 buddy2' > > After the above statement $buddylist becomes an array. > > > if($buddylist) > > { > > $buddy = in_array($uname['uid'], array(implode(',', $buddylist))); > > } > > Here implode() returns a string containing 'buddy1,buddy2', then you stick > that into an array() which is effectively: > > array('buddy1,buddy2'); // note that there is only *1* element > > Now unless your $uname['uid'] really is literally 'buddy1,buddy2' then $buddy > will be false. > > Hope that's enough to get you going. > > -- > 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 > ------------------------------------------ > /* > The moon is made of green cheese. > -- John Heywood > */ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >