Re: associative arrays

hello! What if you put fruit and nut into the arrays? Something like this: $sampleArray = []; $sampleArray['nuts'] = ['nuts'=>[treeNuts'=>'walnut']]; $sampleArray['fruit'] = ['fruit'=>['notUsuallyFruit'=>['tomatoe'=>true, 'avacado'=>true, 'eggplant'=>true]]]; Just guessing! Hope this helps! On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 01:24 JEFFRY KILLEN <jekillen@prodigy.net> wrote: > Hello: > > I have been programming php and javascript for some time. > I have not come on a way to navigate upward in javascript > objects (it does not have associative arrays but objects are > often used in the same way associative arrays are used) > > I would like to find out if there is a way of navigating a > multidimensional associate array upward: I.E.: > From a child property/value to a parent property > > For instance: > > $sampleArray = []; > $sampleArray['nuts'] = ['treeNuts'=>'walnut']; > $sampleArray['fruit'] = > ['notUsuallyFruit'=>['tomatoe'=>true, > 'avacado'=>true, 'eggplant'=>true]]; > > How would I get from 'tomatoe' to 'notUsuallyFruit', to 'fruit' > and find > 'nuts'? Is there a parent property implicit > in associative arrays in php? I see next and prev in the manual under > array functions. But I don't > see anything that suggests moving upward to find a parent and parent > syblings. > > I written lots of recursive code to search from the root to the tips of > the branches. > > To create a metaphor: it is like a squirrel jumps from another tree and > lands on a branch. It > can find its way to the trunk and to the ground. > > Thank you for time and attention > JK -- ---------------------------------------------- Atentamente/Best regards Rafael Mora Cel/Mob: +58-414-493.31.39 Cel/Mob: +57-321-755.37.69 Twitter @titanve