Arrays, Default?

[davo666]

Hi, i dont know if you can but i need a custom default value for every element in an array each element isnt created yet, but i need a way of making it so every new element in

$error_array = noformat

but obviously that dosent work, i ve tried it

any help is appreciated - Thanks!

[NogDog]

Are you trying to create a new array with some specific number of elements, each with the same specific value; or are you trying to replace all of the values of an existing array with some specific value?

[davo666]

well here it is in english.

i start off with

error_array = array();

then i want every thing in it to be default

noformat

then if my pregmatch comes up with errors it changes one specific element

to

errortext

i just need to do the defaulting part

thanks

[NogDog]

$error_array = array(); creates an empty array with no elements, so at that point there are no values to be changed to a default. If you want to create an array with a number of elements all with the same default value:

$error_array = array_fill(0, 5, 'noformat');

This would create an array of 5 elements, each with the string 'noformat' as its value. Is that what you mean?

[davo666]

Yes, ok i get that, and it is what i mean but how to you do it when i want to index the element as words, or is that asking too much...
ps like my signature

[NogDog]

$error_array = array_fill_keys(array('index1','index2','index3','index4'), 'default value');

However, the question to ask yourself might be, "Do I really need to set default values?" You could just create the empty array. Then if/when you detect any errors, add them to the array with the desired index. When looking for specific errors, you can do if(count($error_array)) to see if there are any errors at all, and you can look for a specific error by if(array_key_exists('index_name', $error_array)).