note 47597 added to function.array-merge

From: Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:17:52 +0000
Subject: note 47597 added to function.array-merge
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This is explained above but may not be exactly clear. If you have two arrays such as: $Array1 { [0] => "dog" } $Array2 { [0] => "cat", [1] => "bird", [2] => null, ... [n-1] => null, [n] => "gator" } and you don't want to lose the null values in the final array then do NOT use array_merge. Instead simply use the + operator. array_merge($Array1,$Array2) gives: [0] => "dog", [1] => "cat", [2] => "bird", [3] => "gator" $Array1 + $Array2 gives: [0] => "dog", [1] => "cat", [2] => "bird", [3] => null, ... [n-1] => null, [3] => "gator" ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-merge.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+47597 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47597&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47597&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47597&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47597&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47597&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47597&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+47597&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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