Re: while loop

Zeus wrote: > > That was detailed :) > > Thanks Jack, it fixed my misconception of the = and == operators. > > BUT ... > > > mysql_fetch_array keeps track of where it is in the array. > > after each while loop it moves a 'step ahead' in the result > > the mysql_fetch_array fetches the results in an array but should it be an > one time affair ? hey, i'm not sure i follow the 'should it be an one time affair' question... if should be a X time affair, where X is the amount of rows returned from mysql. if you're wondering about the = and it being a 'one time' thing...well, it is, but since its stuck in a while loop, it used 'once' again and again...if that's not TOO confusing... i think of it the same way as something like this: $count=0; while($count++<10){ echo "count is $count"; } the increment operater is a 'one time' operation, but used in a loop, it'll keep going... same if you had this... while(($count+=1)<10){ echo "count is $count"; } (except of course the second loop cuts off before 10...) this help?