Re: 5.4 regression: non-existent sub-sub keys now have values

Hi Anthony: > isset($foo['bar'][1]['baz']) && is_array($foo['bar'][1]) > > You don't need to check each level. Only the one above the key you're > looking at. Excellent thinking. One hitch... that goes fatal in 5.3 if $foo is a string. Here's how to write the test so it works the same way under 5.3 and 5.4: <?php function test2($id, $foo) { echo "ID $id -- "; var_dump(is_array($foo) && isset($foo['bar'][1]['baz']) && is_array($foo['bar'][1])); // The following goes fatal on test 80. //var_dump(isset($foo['bar'][1]['baz']) && is_array($foo['bar'][1])); } test2(10, array('bar' => array(1 => array('baz' => 'string')))); test2(20, array('bar' => array(1 => array('boo' => 'string')))); test2(30, array('bar' => array(1 => 'string'))); test2(40, array('bar' => array(2 => 'string'))); test2(50, array('boo' => array(1 => 'string'))); test2(60, array('bar' => 'string')); test2(70, array('boo' => 'string')); test2(80, 'string'); ?> Thanks, --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409