splitting an array

[tigomark]

Ok I am trying to first get a list of stuff from an array created from a database.

I am able to do that in funcion LeftSelect but what I would like to do is separate out values that are grabbed from another call
and stored in $this->right_asset (vars 1,2,3,4)
the values then would populate the RightSelect

function LeftSelect(){
  $assets = loadAllStuff($getConnection);					
  $html = "<select name=\"target\" multiple=\"multiple\">\n";

  if(is_array($assets)){
    while(list ($key, $val) = each($assets)){

	if (in_array($val->id, $this->asset_select_right)) {
		array_push($this->right_asset,($val->id, $val->stuff));
	}else{
  $html .= sprintf("<option value=\"%d\">%s</option>\n",
  $val->id,
  htmlspecialchars($val->stuff));
  }
}
  }
  $html .= "</select>\n";
  return($html);
}//assetSelect

function RightSelect(){
	$html .=sprintf("
	<select name=\"selected\" size=\"10\">");

if(is_array($this->right_stuff)){
while(list($key, $val) = each($this->right_stuff)){
 $html .= sprintf("<option value=\"%d\">%s</option>\n",
  $val->id,
  htmlspecialchars($val->stuff));	
}
}	
$html .=sprintf("</select>");	

 return($html);
}

I am trying

if (in_array($val->id, $this->asset_select_right)) {
    		array_push($this->right_asset,($val->id, $val->stuff));

which is currently not working in the left. If I take out the if I do get the all of the values so that is working.

and the RightSelect is all fubar so I am kinda stuck.