Re: Array help needed

Addressed to: CDitty <mail@redhotsweeps.com> php-general@lists.php.net ** Reply to note from CDitty <mail@redhotsweeps.com> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 05:40:13 -0600 > > Hello all, > > I have 6 numbers that are in an array. I need to know how many times > each number shows up in that array. > > ex.... Numbers: 1,3,5,1,4,1 > > Output needed: (Not necessarily like this) 1 3 3 1 5 1 4 1 > > Can anyone help me with this? I looked in the manual, but couldn't > find anything that was quite what I needed. I have tried sorting > then array_count_values, but ended up with a result like this. Some > results have counts, some don't. > > 1 2 1 4 1 4 4 3 5 1 > $Input = array( 1, 3, 5, 1, 4, 1 ); $Output = array(); while( list( $index, $value ) = each( $Input )) { $Output[ $Value ] ++; } ksort( $Output ); reset( $Output ) while( list( $index, $value ) = each( $Output )) { echo( 'There are ' . $value . ' - ' . $index . "s in the array<BR>\n" } Not tested, but this should turn return: There are 3 - 1s in the array There are 1 - 3s in the array There are 1 - 4s in the array There are 1 - 5s in the array Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists http://www.developersdesk.com