Re: Unique items in an array

On 12/13/2011 1:15 PM, Marc Guay wrote: > Hi folks, > > Let's say that I have the following array: > > [0]=> > array(35) { > ["contact_id"]=> > string(3) "356" > ["contact_first_name"]=> > string(4) "Marc" > } > [1]=> > array(35) { > ["contact_id"]=> > string(3) "247" > ["contact_first_name"]=> > string(4) "Marc" > } > [2]=> > array(35) { > ["contact_id"]=> > string(3) "356" > ["contact_first_name"]=> > string(4) "Marc" > } > > And I would like to filter out exact duplicates, such as key 0 and key > 2 in this example, leaving me with an array containing only unique > entries. How would you go about it? > > Thanks for any help, > Marc > Assuming you want to make things unique based on the "contact_first_name" field, how would you decide which record to keep? The first one you run in to, the last one you come across, or some other criteria? -- Jim Lucas http://www.cmsws.com/ http://www.cmsws.com/examples/ http://www.bendsource.com/