ASORT!!! grrr - problem fixed?

[Anon]

okay, i just wrestled with the easiest part of this page, because i couldn't figure out why asort() wasn't returning all my array elements in sorted order. it would leave out a different amount for each different sort. i used the documentation for recalling the values of a sorted array in order, much like a perl hash would do:

asort($sortedFolders);

for(reset ($sortedFolders); $key = key ($sortedFolders); next ($sortedFolders)) {
print "$sortedFolders[$key}<br>";
}

well, i believe i found the problem, and would like to share, because nobody should go through what i just did.

once $key became "0", after finding the 0-index of the sorting array, the statement:
"$key = 0" in the "for" loop killed it. so, as a quick fix, you can either pad the array with "zzzzzzzz" (or something youre sure will result at the end of your search), or just start the array at 1 instead of 0.

feedback if you've had this problem before, or disagree/agree with me.

thanks,

yes, i'm a perl guy who just switched over 🙂

-blake

[Anon]

If you are sure about this result, you should post a note @ php.net, maybe even submit a bug report?

Thanks,

-Ben

[Anon]

well, the "zzzz" method is a dirty hack. i ended up just creating non-numeric array indices. instead of creating the array with indicies 0, 1, 2, 3...i just did: A0, A1, A2, A3. i guess if it works, you could start the array at 1, but i didnt try that. anyway, it's not a bug, it's a valid result in the for loop.

($key = 0) should return 0, which is supposed to kill a for loop if in the conditional statement.

so, i'm just glad i figured it out before goin nuts 🙂

thanks;