Re: Convert An Array
| From: | Edward van Bilderbeek - Bean IT | Date: | Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:52:15 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Convert An Array | ||
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http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-count-values.php
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From: "jtjohnston" <taylorjo@collegesherbrooke.qc.ca>
To: <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:49 PM
Subject: [PHP] Convert An Array
> http://ccl.flsh.usherb.ca/db/authors_under_study.php
> or
> $names = array ("john", "mary", "bill", "mary",
> "bill", "mary", "bill",
> "john", "bill", "john");
>
> 1) How do I count the elements of $names to produce:
>
> bill 4
> john 3
> mary 3
>
> 2) How do I store the counted elements into a new array? How do I create
> this:
>
> $new_array = array ("bill"=>4, "john"=>3, "mary"=>3)
>
> I'm looking at
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array.php
> but not sure.
>
>