Re: Proper way to remove an element from an array

On Tue, July 10, 2007 4:23 pm, Dan wrote: > I know in some languages there's a right way to remove an element from > an > array and other ways that will give you problems. > > In PHP can I just set $arrayname[key] = null? Or will I then end up > with > key => null as a value. I looked on php.net under array functions for > a bit > and I didn't find any sort of remove element function. I've just > never > needed to do this before. http://php.net/unset Setting to null should also work, I think, but only in some versions... The value NULL hasn't been around as long as unset. And there were minor releases where I THINK it went a bit funky about whether you'd have that key in the array, for some weird situations... unset has been around and has worked the same for a lonnnnnnng time. -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?