Multi Dimensional Array addition

[Anon]

I have an array created as follows. This is the first "row". I need to add more rows to it.. How do I do that? I am looping through a procedure and need to add new rows to $lst on each pass..

            $lst=array($id=>array(
                      "C"=>$cat, 
                      "T"=>$title, 
                      "Y"=>$year, 
                      "O"=>$other, 
                      "A1"=>$akat[1],                       
                      "A2"=>$akat[2], 
                      "A3"=>$akat[3], 
                      "A4"=>$akat[4], 
                      "A5"=>$akat[5], 
                      "A6"=>$akat[6], 
                      "A7"=>$akat[7], 
                      "A8"=>$akat[8], 
                      "A9"=>$akat[9], 
                      "A10"=>$akat[10],
                      "Y1"=>$akay[1],                       
                      "Y2"=>$akay[2], 
                      "Y3"=>$akay[3], 
                      "Y4"=>$akay[4], 
                      "Y5"=>$akay[5], 
                      "Y6"=>$akay[6], 
                      "Y7"=>$akay[7], 
                      "Y8"=>$akay[8], 
                      "Y9"=>$akay[9], 
                      "Y10"=>$akay[10],
                      "O1"=>$akao[1],                       
                      "O2"=>$akao[2], 
                      "O3"=>$akao[3], 
                      "O4"=>$akao[4], 
                      "O5"=>$akao[5], 
                      "O6"=>$akao[6], 
                      "O7"=>$akao[7], 
                      "O8"=>$akao[8], 
                      "O9"=>$akao[9], 
                      "O10"=>$akao[10])); 

[reagent]

This code seems very odd. why do you want to create such a huge array?

you could probably do:
$lst[$id] = array(<your other code in here>);

where the $id would change based on the row..
e.g
$lst[12] == Array
$lst[342] == Array

so in effect you could say
$lst[12]["C"] to get that $cat var you are setting..

p.

[dubhcat]

this first "row" is accessed so:
$lst[$id]

just start the next row with a different index:

$lst[$nextindex] = array ("C"=>$cat, ...

or to add on the end of the array both these will work;
$lst[] = array (..
$lst[count($lst)] = array (..

if i haven't answered your question, feel free to abuse me or ask again more clearly..

[zevious]

This process requires this much data. I can't see any other way of coding it. 10 fields for each is probably overkill but I want to make sure I can cover all cases with the code...

It's working now, thanks all!

[Anon]

Hey syberchic,

I have a question if you dont mind. Im trying to add objects to an array. How do I add to the array? And DO i need to instansiate the array? Im from Java and not seeing how to add() the objects to the array or in Java it would be a linked list.

What im trying to do is
-call table in a db
-set all the datamembers in an object from the db
-store that object in the array
-cycle thru for all the rows. (each row is an object containing the elements of the row)

Then later cycle thru that array and retrieve the datamembers for whatever object I need.

Any Idea??

thanks

Peter

[dubhcat]

i love that you\'re coming from java to php 🙂

How do I add to the array?

php leaves it up to you to look after the types you add to the array.

And DO i need to instansiate the array?

you can, but dont need to.

example of a array with different types:

class foo {
function do_foo() {
echo \"Doing foo.\";
}
}
$bar = new foo;
$array = array(\"string\", 2, $bar);
or this produces exactly the same thing .. obviously the elements can be added at any stage of processing.
$array[] = \"string\";
$array[] = 2;
$array[] = $bar;

to grab the objects at the end.. nothing tricky here
$newbar = $array[2];
$newbar->do_foo();

🙂 kinda in a hurry.. so that\'ll do 🙂