Re: what's "undefined index" ?
| From: | Jason Wong | Date: | Mon, 25 Mar 2002 03:43:08 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: what's "undefined index" ? | ||
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On Monday 25 March 2002 08:35, Martin Towell wrote:
> "undefined variable" is when you try to use a variable before you set it,
> eg $foobar
> "undefined index" is when you try to reference an array index before you
> set it, eg $foobar[10]
Just to extend the explanation further. The most common cause of undefined
index is the use of unquoted array keys:
$doo = array('dah' => 'dib');
echo $doo[dah]; # incorrect, undefined index error
echo $doo['dah']; # correct, no error
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