[RESOLVED] Array

[zenix]

Hi, I am leaning php and have created a basic form to learn some of the functions and use of variables. I have found an instance that I'd like to utilize an array for random output. I'm reasonably sure my coding is correct, but there is something amiss some place. When I tell it to print $p3Array the only out put I get is array, instead of one of the choices in the array. When I use the print_r function it lists everything in the array. If someone could point me in the right direction I would REALLY appreciate it! Here is the code:

  $p3Array = array(
  '1' => 'Dinner tonight is Steak!!',
  '2' => 'Dinner tonight is left over refried bans! UHG!!',
  '3' => 'No dinner tonight, last nights dinner killed us!');
  print "$p3Array";
  

The output for me is simply the word array

[NogDog]

You either have to print each array element separately:

print $p3Array[1];

Or for debugging you can use print_r() or var_dump() to see the whole array:

echo "<pre>";
print_r($p3Array);
echo "</pre>";

[zenix]

I'd like it to display a random string from the array though. How could I do that? Thanks for your help.

[zenix]

LOOK AT THAT!! I figured it out! I knew I wasn't completely stupid....just a little. Here is what I did.

echo $p3Array[array_rand($p3Array)];

Thank you again for your help!! now, how do I mark this as resolved?

[laserlight]

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