Re: Syntax ::: does explode('-', $string)[2] ::: have a twi n brother?

Methinks it just can't be done. Gfunk My name was Brian McGee, I stayed up listening to Queen, When I was seventeen. http://www.gfunk007.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxim Maletsky" <maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net> To: "'Philip Olson'" <philip@theprojects.org> Cc: "'Josh G'" <josh@gfunk007.com>; "PHP User Group" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 4:06 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Syntax ::: does explode('-', $string)[2] ::: have a twi n brother? > Thanks for your understanding. > > and, you're right : it did not answer my question. But you gave me a good > idea. I wasn't about to do that, I though I would have some guru replying me > with some very "scary" line which would be what I asked for, but, what the > hell.. I'll just put that function in my library and that's it. > > Hope someday I'll find the answer... > > Thanks to everyone! > > Maxim Maletsky. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Olson [mailto:philip@theprojects.org] > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 1:36 PM > To: Maxim Maletsky > Cc: 'Josh G'; PHP User Group > Subject: RE: [PHP] Syntax ::: does explode('-', $string)[2] ::: have a > twi n brother? > > > Hey Maxim- > > This does not answer your question and is fairly obvious/straight forward > BUT I am very bored :-) > > $string = '2000-05-12'; > > function oExplode($sep,$string,$o=0) > { > $tmp = explode("$sep",$string); > Return $tmp[$o]; > } > > print oExplode('-',$string,2); > > In otherwords, my reply is : "Create your own function!" It's good to be > curious, I tend to ask such questions and people often reply "just do > this" and miss the point ... Anyway, later. > > Regards, > > Philip > > > --.sig > [ Want to write Good code? First, write Bad code. ] > > On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Maxim Maletsky wrote: > > > Nope, tried it already... > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Josh G [mailto:josh@gfunk007.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 12:31 PM > > To: Maxim Maletsky; PHP User Group > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Syntax ::: does explode('-', $string)[2] ::: have a > > twin brother? > > > > > > Hmmmm, have you tried: > > > > $to = (explode('-', $string))[2]; > > > > I don't know if it would work, but if it's possible, > > that's the way I'd do it. I doubt it's possible tho, as > > PHP doesn't have the strongest / most correct > > parser out there. > > > > Gfunk > > > > My name was Brian McGee, > > I stayed up listening to Queen, > > When I was seventeen. > > > > http://www.gfunk007.com/ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Maxim Maletsky" <maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net> > > To: "'PHP General List. (E-mail)'" <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 2:26 PM > > Subject: [PHP] Syntax ::: does explode('-', $string)[2] ::: have a twin > > brother? > > > > > > > Did I see it somewhere or I dreamed it off my tired mind? > > > > > > I was wondering if there is a way to say this: > > > > > > $to = explode('-', $string); > > > $to = $to[2]; > > > > > > somehow like this: > > > > > > $to = explode('-', $string)[2]; > > > > > > Here's my test page: > > > > > > $string = '2000-05-12'; > > > > > > $to = explode('-', $string); > > > $to = $to[2]; > > > echo " $string ::: $to "; > > > > > > unset ($to); echo '<P>'; > > > > > > $to = explode('-', $string)[2]; > > > echo " $string ::: $to "; > > > > > > And, of course, it doesn't work ... > > > > > > I am asking it because I though that I've seen it somewhere before, I > > > basically don't need an array at all, yet I would like to keep the > > variable > > > called $to. I am sure that the key [2] is what I need. I could even use > > > substring() but my curiosity doesn't let me to. > > > > > > I want to know if there's a way to assign an array key to a function > which > > > that produce an array. > > > > > > Just syntax staff.. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > Maxim Maletsky. > > > > > > Maxim Maletsky - maxim@j-door.com > > > <mailto:maxim@j-door.com> > > > Webmaster, J-Door.com / J@pan Inc. > > > LINC Media, Inc. > > > TEL: 03-3499-2175 x 1271 > > > FAX: 03-3499-3109 > > > > > > http://www.j-door.com > > > <http://www.j-door.com/> > > > http://www.japaninc.net <2 > > > ÛäzDm½# ÓUžvThttp://www.japaninc.net/> > > > http://www.lincmedia.co.jp > > > <http://www.lincmedia.co.jp/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > ---- > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >