Re: A problem with associative arrays..

Ah right. This is a known limitation. Just like you can't do: $a = 'abc'; $a[1] = 'def'; Once $a is defined to be a string, then $a[1] is an offset into that string array. -Rasmus On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Warren Vanichuk wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > > Put single quotes around your array indices. > > That was my original code, same results. > > Code is now: > > <?php > > > > $conf['db'] = "testdb"; > $conf['db']['host'] = "dbhost"; > > echo "value is: " . $conf['db'] . "<br>"; > echo "host is: " . $conf['db']['host'] . "<br>"; > > $conf['db'] = "dbtest"; > $conf['db']['host'] = "hostdb"; > > echo "value is now : " . $conf['db'] . "<br>"; > echo "host is now : " . $conf['db']['host'] . > "<br>"; > > php?> > > Result is now: > > value is: destdb > host is: d > value is now : tbtest > host is now : t > > > -Rasmus > > > > On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Warren Vanichuk wrote: > > > > > > > > Ok, I have just discovered that I cannot mix 'dimensions' in an associative > > > array. > > > > > > The source I have : > > > > > > <?php > > > > > > $conf[db] = "bazfoobar"; > > > $conf[db][host] = "thishost"; > > > > > > echo "value is: " . $conf[db] . "<br>"; > > > echo "host is: " . $conf[db][host] . "<br>"; > > > > > > $conf[db] = "foobarbaz"; > > > $conf[db][host] = "somehost"; > > > > > > echo "value is now : " . $conf[db] . "<br>"; > > > echo "host is now : " . $conf[db][host] . "<br>"; > > > > > > php?> > > > > > > > > > Generates : > > > > > > value is: tazfoobar > > > host is: t > > > value is now : soobarbaz > > > host is now : s > > > > > > Is this expected behaviour in PHP3? Can I actually do this in PHP4? Do I > > > have to ensure that all of my associative arrays have the exact same > > > dimensions? > > > > > > Suggestions? Hints? Valium? :) > > > > > > TIA.. :) > > > > > > Sincerely, Warren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >