count() vs. ubound()

[Anon]

hiya,
gotta transfer something from vb to php and got stuck with this problem....
if you've got a 2d array in php ( ie $array[][]; ) count($array) only returns the size of the first dimension whereas in vb ubound(array,2) will return the size of the second dimension.....

Anyone know of a quick and easy equivalent to this in php ?

many thanx
mat

[Anon]

Hm, I can't think of an handy solution. Only thing I can think of is to keep track of how many things you put in there. Whenever you add something, increment a variable. I know that's not what you're looking for but it would solve the problem.

[Anon]

uh, have you tried count(foo[x]) of the 2d array? ie if your array is foo[x][y] and you want the count of the elements in foo[2][] then try count(foo[2]). since two d arrays don't have to be "square" (ie there can be an arbitrary number of y's) you'll have to check for each index of x.

[Anon]

thanx guys,
took the slacker option & just stuck a counter in
just don't tell anyone ;-)