RE: [PHP] Multi Dimensional Arrays?

actually a nested foreach() is probably better. Use it in a function that calls itself recursively for all elements that are arrays and adds to the count for all that aren't. I posted a function that does this a little while ago, don't think I've got it anymore but the idea is fairly straightforward. The key to dealing with multi-dimensional arrays is in realising that they don't exist. In your example you have an array with a single element. That element is itself an array with 4 elements. Any one (or all) of these elements could be another array, hence the need for a recursive function to find the elements in a multi-dimensional array. Tim Ward Senior Systems Engineer Please refer to the following disclaimer in respect of this message: http://www.stivesdirect.com/e-mail-disclaimer.html > -----Original Message----- > From: tcuhost@hotmail.com [mailto:tcuhost@hotmail.com] > Sent: 07 May 2001 18:12 > To: Brandon Orther; PHP User Group > Subject: Re: [PHP] Multi Dimensional Arrays? > > > I would have to say you would need a nested for loop to count > your array. > > $j = 0 ; > $k = 0 ; > > for ( ; $j != '' ) ; $j++ ) > { > > //top of the col. > echo "$main_menu[$j][$k]<br>"; > > for ( $k = 1; $k != '' ; $k++ ) > { > // then everything under the col (by row) > echo "$main_menu[$j][$k]<br>"; > } > } > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brandon Orther" <orther@webintellects.com> > To: "PHP User Group" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:59 AM > Subject: [PHP] Multi Dimensional Arrays? > > > Hello, > > I am working on a menu script that I wanted to use > multi-dimensional arrays > for. > > Here is the conf file I have: > > //Main Menu Array > $main_menu[0] = "Menu 1"; //Represents the name of the menu > > //Menu 1 Array > $main_menu[0][0] = "Test 1"; > $main_menu[0][1] = "Test 2"; > $main_menu[0][2] = "Test 3"; > $main_menu[0][3] = "Test 4"; > > When I try to us count like: > > $count = count($main_menu[0]); > > I only get 1. My question is how do I count a multi > dimensional array. > > Thanks for the help, > Brandon > > > -- > 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 > > >