note 49379 added to language.types.array

From: Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:35:44 +0000
Subject: note 49379 added to language.types.array
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Hi all Look at the code: <?php error_reporting(E_ALL); $a = array( "b" => array( "c" => "d" ) ); $e = $a['b']['c']['r']; echo "\$e = " . $e . "<br>\n"; $f = $a['x']['y']['z']; echo "\$f = " . $f . "<br>\n"; $g = $a['b']['c']; $gg = $g['r']; echo "\$g = " . $g . "<br>\n"; echo "\$gg = " . $gg . "<br>\n"; ?> Look at the result: $e = d Notice: Undefined index: x in D:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\shop\_test_rezygnacji.php on line 15 $f = $g = d $gg = d Now, please tell me: Why PHP returns notice for undefinex index 'x' for $f, but not for $e and not for $gg??? As you can see, PHP returns BAD VALUE "d" letter!!! for $e and for $gg (even if temporary variable $g is used). There is no error or warning!!!? Do the PHP check only first-level element in array for index in array? Why not second, third etc. ? Is this not an error in PHP? In my oppinion it is. Bad. Thx Sir_Fred ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+49379 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49379&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49379&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49379&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49379&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49379&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+49379&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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