Re: convert a string into an array
| From: | Jim Lucas | Date: | Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:25:28 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: convert a string into an array | ||
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Andre Polykanine wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> It's quite simple but I'm still stuck.
> What I need is the following: I have an array as a parameter of my
> custom function. However, I'd like to allow users to enter a string
> instead of an array. In this case (if the parameter is a string), it
> must be replaced with an array containing only one item - actually,
> that string.
> What I'm doing gives me (presumably) errors;
> function Send ($tonames, $toemails, $subject, $message) {
> ...
> if ((!is_array($tonames)) || (!is_array($toemails))) {
> $tonames[]=$tonames;
> $toemails[]=$toemails;
> }
>
> I can't give the new array a new name since I address it further in a
> loop as my function's parameter... hope you understand what I'm
> saying)
> Thanks!
>
Do something like this:
$tonames = (is_array($tonames) ? $tonames : array($tonames) );
$toemails = (is_array($toemails) ? $toemails : array($toemails));
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Jim Lucas
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