Re: foreach vs. while(list() = each())

I believe foreach also works on a copy basis, not a pointer or reference. So if you try and alter the array you are foreach'ing it won't work as expected. For instance this: $array = array("var1", "var2", "var3"); foreach ($array as $val) { if ($val == "var2") { $val = "changed2"; } } print_r($array); Will show you that no change to $array has occurred. It's basically the same as list(), but it's worth noting. Other than backwards compliance, I've never used the list/each way of doing it. Never really had a reason too...I think it basically just comes down to user preference. -- Plutarck Should be working on something... ...but forgot what it was. "Joe Stump" <miester@php.net> wrote in message news:20010411134931.C3680@zorka.com... > What are the differences in these? I know with while() you have to reset() the > array afterwards, but foreach() you don't. Also foreach() appears to be quite > a bit faster. > > My main question is there ANY difference in how these two loop through the > array. > > --Joe > > > > /*************************************************************************** ***\ > * Joe Stump - PHP/SQL/HTML Developer * > * http://www.care2.com - > http://www.miester.org - http://gtk.php-coder.net * > * "Better to double your money on mediocrity than lose it all on a dream." * > \*************************************************************************** ***/ > > -- > 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 >