Re: Array question

Ok, But can't the array still be refered to with a number? So in myarray["something"] is the 50th element in the array, wouldn't: myarray[49] = myarray["something"] ? > On Thursday 15 February 2001 01:40, Chris wrote: > > > How do I get the index,number of an array if reffering to an array via > > string? Ex: > > I have 100 arrays, and I want to know what # myarray["something"] is. > > That element doesn't have an index number such arrays are implemented as > hashes or trees, which don't store data at "fixed positions" (that's a > very bad explanation, but, well...) > The "index" is the "key" in this case - in your example it's > "something". > > -- > Christian Reiniger > LGDC Webmaster (http://sunsite.dk/lgdc/) > > I saw God --------- and she was black. > > -- > 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