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Re: returning values from a 2d array [message #180641 is a reply to message #180635] Thu, 07 March 2013 19:41 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 3/7/2013 11:31 AM, richard wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:26:18 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>> On 3/7/2013 10:49 AM, richard wrote:
>>> I have been searching the web for an answer but can't really find what I
>>> want to know.
>>>
>>> How do I retrieve the values from an array once the random number has been
>>> generated?
>>> In BASIC, one would simply say: show$=top$(1960,1).
>>> In PHP though, it seems you have to go through a miriad of loops just to
>>> find out if the value exists.
>>>
>>> So how is this done properly?
>>>
>>>
>>> <?php
>>>
>>> anum=rand(1,40);
>>> $num=anum
>>> $number="0" . $num;
>>> if ($num<10) {$number="0" . $number;}
>>> if (Snum>=100) {$number=$num;}
>>>
>>> $top[1960][0]= array("top 100 1960");
>>> $top[1960][1]= array("Theme From A Summer Place "," Go-Go-Po-Go "," Percy
>>> Faith "," Columbia 41490 "," Composer: Max Steiner"," Arranger: ","
>>> Producer: "," Composer: Percy Faith "," Arranger: "," Producer: ");
>>> $top[1960][2]= array("He'll Have To Go "," In A Mansion Stands My Love ","
>>> Jim Reeves "," RCA Victor 7643 "," Composer: J. Allison, A. Allison ","
>>> Arranger: "," Producer: Chet Atkins "," Composer: Johnny Russell ","
>>> Arranger: "," Producer: Chet Atkins ");
>>> $top[1960][3]= array("Cathy's Clown "," Always It's You "," Everly Brothers
>>> "," Warner Bros. 5151 "," Composer: Don Everly, Phil Everly "," Arranger:
>>> "," Producer: "," Composer: B. Bryant, F. Bryant "," Arranger: ","
>>> Producer: ");
>>> $top[1960][4]= array("Running Bear "," My Heart Knows "," Johnny Preston
>>> "," Merucry 71474 "," Composer: J. P. Richardson "," Arranger: ","
>>> Producer: "," Composer: J. P. Richardson, J. Preston "," Arranger: ","
>>> Producer: ");
>>> $top[1960][5]= array("Teen Angel "," Bye Now Baby "," Mark Dinning "," MGM
>>> 12845 "," Composer: J. Surrey, R. Surrey "," Arranger: "," Producer: ","
>>> Composer: Bryant "," Arranger: "," Producer: ");
>>>
>>
>> $top is a three dimensional array and would be indexed as
>> $top[$x][$y][$z]. For instance, "Theme From a Summer Place" would be
>> $top[1960][1][0] and "Composer: J. P. Richardson" would be
>> $top[1960][4][4].
>>
>> I think you're going about this the wrong way, but hey - it's your code.
>
> Not according to the PHP manual.
> I have seen the format I'm using online and have tested it.
> I tried using $a=$top[1960][anum] and the output was "Array".
>

Your code does not match what's in the manual. That's why you get
"Array" as the output.

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