note 85323 modified in function.array-combine by thiago
| From: | thiago@php.net | Date: | Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:49:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 85323 modified in function.array-combine by thiago | ||
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<?php
// If they are not of same size, here is solution:
$abbreviations = array("AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR",
"TX", "CA");
$states = array("Alabama", "Alaska", "Arizona", "Arkansas");
function combine_arr($a, $b)
{
$acount = count($a);
$bcount = count($b);
$size = ($acount > $bcount) ? $bcount : $acount;
$a = array_slice($a, 0, $size);
$b = array_slice($b, 0, $size);
return array_combine($a, $b);
}
$combined = combine_arr($abbreviations, $states);
print_r($combined);
// Output
// Array ( [AL] => Alabama [AK] => Alaska [AZ] => Arizona
// [AR] => Arkansas )
?>
--was--
// IF THEY ARE NOT OF SAME SIZE , HERE IS A SOLUTION :
$abbreviations = array("AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR",
"TX", "CA");
$states = array("Alabama", "Alaska", "Arizona", "Arkansas");
function combine_arr($a, $b)
{
$acount = count($a);
$bcount = count($b);
$size = ($acount > $bcount) ? $bcount : $acount;
$a = array_slice($a, 0, $size);
$b = array_slice($b, 0, $size);
return array_combine($a, $b);
}
$combined = combine_arr($abbreviations, $states);
print_r($combined);
// Output
// Array ( [AL] => Alabama [AK] => Alaska [AZ] => Arizona // [AR] => Arkansas )
http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-combine.php