AW: [PEAR-DEV] Please have a look at proposed package draft : MultiArray

Hi, the class ist working only with 2-dim-arrays correctly. I understand it is a little confusing with classname "MultiArray" and prefix "ma" in functions. Indeed the input can be 3-dim or more dimension, but it is not possible (in the moment) to sort or to filter in this column containing arrays and not string/int. Also, there will be errors to use these columns in "maToArray" (as key column) and in "maGroupBy". In case, that you don´t use these columns as parameters, the result will still containing them untouched. function _args2value() > If one can write a PHP file with a call to this function with three or > five arguments, (s)he can as well make an array from these. You are totally right. I can kill the function _args2value, and in all functions there are arrays expected in case of arguments. Then, for example, it will be possible in "maToArray" to sort and to filter. (also in maGroupBy) // {{{ maToArray() /** * Generates a 1-dim new array from a 2-dimensional array using given column names, filter array and sort array * * @param array $maInput the 2-dimensional array * @param string $sCol_value a column name in the array, which will be the value of the generated result * @param mixed $sCol_key a column name in the array, which will be the key of the generated result, false if 0..n will be the key * @param array $aFilter false for no filtering. array for filtering * @param array $aSort false for no sorting. array for sorting * @return array generated array. ERROR-Object if failed * * @access public * @static * @since Method available since Release 0.1 */ function isMultiArray() > isMultiArray IMHO should be checkArray, because primary function is to > validate array and not to figure out if array is multidimensional. ok. Mostly boolean result are expected from "is"-functions. I will change it next to "checkArray" or something else. Examples are in the package file "MultiArray.tgz". Greetings, Selcuk "Anatoly Techtonik" <techtonik@php.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1859912275.20050107202440@tut.by... > Hello Selcuk, > > Great thing. I prefer to have this among common PHP functions. > Some picky things from me if you need them, of course. =) > >> // {{{ _args2value() >> /** >> * Makes an extracted array from mixed input >> * >> * @param mixed $mArgument >> * @param integer $iStart integer of start position >> * >> * @return array >> * >> * @access private >> * @static >> * @since Method available since Release 0.1 >> */ > >> * Makes an extracted array from mixed input > Can you describe more populat - what is "extracted array" and why it > must be "made" and not "extracted"? > >> * @param mixed $mArgument > From this function block I've got an idea what this is some magic function > which makes array value from some garbage and takes arguments. I can't > even tell you how to choose a good name for that function, because this > comment is suitable to more than 50% of functions. > > $iStart is useless for me, because it is better to operate with sliced > input/output than to implement $start, $end, input/output array in one > function. > > My proposal.. > > // {{{ _makeflat() > /** > * Makes a flat (one dimensional array) from mixed input > * > * @param mixed $input any, really any > * > * @return array > * @static > * @since MultiArray-0.0.1 > */ > function _makeflat($input) > { > $aResult = array(); > > $aArg = array_values((array)$input); > $iCnt = count($aArg); > > for ($i=0; $i<$iCnt; $i++) { > if (is_array($aArg[$i])) { > $aResult = array_merge($aResult, > MultiArray::_makeflat($aArg[$i])); > } else { > $aResult[] = $aArg[$i]; > } > } > return $aResult; > } > // }}} > > > Next function IMHO doesn't worth complication. Could you provide a > working example, where func_get_args() complication will be absolutely > necessary. > >> // {{{ is_multiarray() > ... >> if ($argCol !== false) { >> $aArg = MultiArray::_args2value(func_get_args(), 1); >> } > If one can write a PHP file with a call to this function with three or > five arguments, (s)he can as well make an array from these. > > isMultiArray IMHO should be checkArray, because primary function is to > validate array and not to figure out if array is multidimensional. > > Also I'd like to check more complex structures - like presence of some > fields on specified depth of array. Ideally MA should be easily > converted to PEAR::Tree and vice versa. > >> // {{{ maGroupBy() >> /** >> * Set column value of contained multidimensional array as index >> * > > Until there will be tests to show input and output of this function, > I'm unable to tell how this can be named. Perhaps even something like > makehashby() - rebuild array using specified field as a key > NOTE: if duplicated values are found later will be used > > BTW, do you have any 3D arrays examples? > This proposal looks like Array2D =) > > php examples will be extremely helpful.. > > // {{{ maToArray() > ? make1D() > > > Everything else is ok for now. To tell the truth I just don't have > enough time. =) > > P.S. Idea is great, but it's still Array2D =) > > > SA> Hello everybody, > > SA> I want to present you the class "MultiArray". It is a class, which can > SA> handle multidimensional arrays. See: > SA> > SA> http://www.pear.php.net/pepr/pepr-proposal-show.php?id=185 > > SA> For example it can sort and filter multidimensional arrays using > several > SA> parameters, you can see it at work here: > SA> > http://www.scalan.de/home/entwicklung/multiarray/beispiele/10737,10736,1,0.h tml > > SA> Any and all comments and feedback are welcome. > > > SA> Greetings, > > SA> Selcuk Alan > > > > > t > --