Classes and array values duplicate

[rkolbe]

Hi all...once again 😉 Here is a snippet of code that I am having an issue with. The real issue is where count($test->errors) takes place. What I think is happening is that it is counting how many data members are set in the class, and is returning that number...because I have 6 set (including the error being set), and the output shows my error 6 times.

What I am trying to accomplish is to see if there are any errors with this object. If there are, output each error to the user.

if((count($obj->errors)) != 0){
		foreach($obj->errors as &$errors){
			echo $errors;
		}
	}

[Piranha]

You don't need the if-statement. The following will work:

foreach($obj->errors as $errors){ // Take away the & sign
      echo $errors;
}

[rkolbe]

That code changes nothing...sorry Piranha. I would like the count() and all that there for another thing I am doing....

It is still returning 6 of my errors...well, I should say the same error 6 times...and it should only show once. 🙁

[rkolbe]

And I am keeping the & since according to the php manual this will reference the data instead of copying it....correct me if I am wrong please. Thank you.

[NogDog]

Have you tried a print_r($obj->errors) yet to see what values it actually contains? (I.e.: maybe your display code is working find, but whatever is setting the values of that array is not doing what you want.)

[rkolbe]

I figured it out...what I ended up doing was fixing part of my class....sorry it was something so easy...I had $error[] = 'this error'; in the wrong loop...and what was happening is that this loop occurs many times (read: reading lines from a file)...so it output it as many times as it couldnt find a specific line (i am using preg_match).

Thank you however, for reading my post and trying to help me out.