Re: multidemention array question(s)

On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Michael Zornek wrote: > ok so i set up a multidimensional array with the following code: > > <?PHP > // departments.inc > // > // This file defines the switches. All the forms, and return displays are > // based on this table (multidimential array). The first index is the > switch number, > // then each department has three proporties. > // 1, Can the website use this depatement? > // 2, Can this department be used in the admin pages? > // 3, Its name. > > // The idea being when you want to introduce a new department you can turn > // it on for admin editing, make sure enough stories, vendors, > events, were related, > // then open it to the public a few weeks later. > > $departments = array ("s1" => array("On", "On", "The > Seybold Report"), > "s2" => array("On", "On", "Publishing Systems"), > "s3" => array("On", "On", "Internet Publishing"), > "s4" => array("On", "On", "The Bulletin"), > "s5" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s6" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s7" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s8" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s9" => array("On", "On", "Broadband"), > "s10" => array("On", "On", "Business"), > "s11" => array("On", "On", "Color Management & > Proofing"), > "s12" => array("On", "On", "Content & Asset > Management"), > "s13" => array("On", "On", "CTP & On-press > Imaging"), > "s14" => array("On", "On", "Digital Presses & > Variable Data"), > "s15" => array("On", "On", "Digital Rights > Management"), > "s16" => array("On", "On", "E-Books"), > "s17" => array("On", "On", "Personalization"), > "s18" => array("On", "On", "Print Workflow"), > "s19" => array("On", "On", "Standards"), > "s20" => array("On", "On", "Wireless"), > "s21" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s22" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s23" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s24" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s25" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s26" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s27" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s28" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s29" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s30" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s31" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s32" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s33" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s34" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s35" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s36" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s37" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s38" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s39" => array("Off", "Off", ""), > "s40" => array("Off", "Off", "") > ); > > ?> > > Now I am creating forms and tables and need to retrieve this info I'd > like to say something like: > > if switch s23 is availbe to the admin pages do this, else do that. if ($departments["s23"][1]=="On") { ... } else { ... }; > > and > > echo switch 34's name echo $departments["s34"][2]; > > Little help? > > Mike > -- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ignacio@openservices.net>