note 12304 modified in function.implode.php by zak

[Editor's Note: The serialize() function provides a robust way to store associative arrays for later use. --zak@php.net] This function stores associative arrays the same as a non-associative. This can be a problem store an array as a string with the ability to bring the array back at a later time (example: caching or storing an array in a database). To handle associative arrays, I've devised this simple function: associative_implode( ) ###### ## Begin Code function associative_implode( $glue, $array ) { reset( $array ); $return_str = ''; while( list( $n, $v ) = each( $array ) ) { $return_str .= $n . '=' . $v . $glue; } return substr( $return_str, 0, -( strlen( $glue ) ) ); } ###### ## End Code http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.implode.php.php