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foreach problem [message #184265] Thu, 19 December 2013 17:42 Go to next message
Mr Oldies is currently offline  Mr Oldies
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<?php

$alist="$art".$year;
$num=0;
foreach ($alist as $num){ echo $list[$num++][0]; }
?>


my bracketed arrays are designed with $art60[][] format.
where "60" will change with the given year.
Using the above script, I get "invalid argument".
So what would be a valid argument?

The array is setup so that $art60[number][0]=artist name (always).
then each record for that artist is listed in 3d format.
$art60[number][record]['info']="data".


I want to list just the artist names in one division.

http://mroldies.net/artists/art60.php
not that you'll see anything right now.
Re: foreach problem [message #184266 is a reply to message #184265] Thu, 19 December 2013 18:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tim Streater is currently offline  Tim Streater
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In article <4crg8sz8mnlg(dot)kvx5ofaf71nu(dot)dlg(at)40tude(dot)net>, richard
<noreply(at)example(dot)com> wrote:

> <?php
>
> $alist="$art".$year;
> $num=0;
> foreach ($alist as $num){ echo $list[$num++][0]; }
> ?>
>
>
> my bracketed arrays are designed with $art60[][] format.
> where "60" will change with the given year.
> Using the above script, I get "invalid argument".
> So what would be a valid argument?
>
> The array is setup so that $art60[number][0]=artist name (always).
> then each record for that artist is listed in 3d format.
> $art60[number][record]['info']="data".

Is alist an array, like it says in the foreach doccy? And why are you
incrementing $num ?

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Re: foreach problem [message #184267 is a reply to message #184265] Thu, 19 December 2013 18:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 2013-12-19, richard <noreply(at)example(dot)com> wrote:
> <?php
>
> $alist="$art".$year;
> $num=0;
> foreach ($alist as $num){ echo $list[$num++][0]; }
> ?>

I think you should consider changing the way you write arrays. Instead
of using "$art60[][]", you could use "$art[60][][]". It also appears
that you mistyped the variable name in the "foreach" loop -- did you
mean to type "$alist[$num++][0]"? And why are you incrementing the
"$num" variable?

Nevertheless, there *is* a way to do this:

$varname = '$art' . $year; // Note the single quotes.
$alist = eval("return $varname;");

I don't recommend this, though. It's a security issue.

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Re: foreach problem [message #184269 is a reply to message #184267] Thu, 19 December 2013 18:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Christoph Michael Bec is currently offline  Christoph Michael Bec
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Salvatore wrote:

> On 2013-12-19, richard <noreply(at)example(dot)com> wrote:
>> <?php
>>
>> $alist="$art".$year;
>> $num=0;
>> foreach ($alist as $num){ echo $list[$num++][0]; }
>> ?>
>
> I think you should consider changing the way you write arrays. Instead
> of using "$art60[][]", you could use "$art[60][][]".

ACK

> It also appears
> that you mistyped the variable name in the "foreach" loop -- did you
> mean to type "$alist[$num++][0]"? And why are you incrementing the
> "$num" variable?

Apparently, the problem is not the mistyped variable, but rather the
OP's confusion about foreach loops[1].

> Nevertheless, there *is* a way to do this:
>
> $varname = '$art' . $year; // Note the single quotes.
> $alist = eval("return $varname;");
>
> I don't recommend this, though. It's a security issue.

And most likey rather slow -- and even worse: it's a very confusing way
to do things.

[1] <http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php>

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Re: foreach problem [message #184271 is a reply to message #184266] Thu, 19 December 2013 19:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Denis McMahon is currently offline  Denis McMahon
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On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:06:51 +0000, Tim Streater wrote:

> [1] Is alist an array, like it says in the foreach doccy? [2] And why
are you
> incrementing $num ?

[1] Probably not
[2] Because he's richard

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Re: foreach problem [message #184273 is a reply to message #184266] Thu, 19 December 2013 19:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
The Natural Philosoph is currently offline  The Natural Philosoph
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On 19/12/13 18:06, Tim Streater wrote:
> In article <4crg8sz8mnlg(dot)kvx5ofaf71nu(dot)dlg(at)40tude(dot)net>, richard
> <noreply(at)example(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> <?php
>>
>> $alist="$art".$year;
>> $num=0;
>> foreach ($alist as $num){ echo $list[$num++][0]; }
>> ?>
>>
>>
>> my bracketed arrays are designed with $art60[][] format.
>> where "60" will change with the given year.
>> Using the above script, I get "invalid argument".
>> So what would be a valid argument?
>>
>> The array is setup so that $art60[number][0]=artist name (always).
>> then each record for that artist is listed in 3d format.
>> $art60[number][record]['info']="data".
>
> Is alist an array, like it says in the foreach doccy? And why are you
> incrementing $num ?
>
Its richard. The question will make no sense.

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Re: foreach problem [message #184274 is a reply to message #184271] Thu, 19 December 2013 19:19 Go to previous message
The Natural Philosoph is currently offline  The Natural Philosoph
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On 19/12/13 19:13, Denis McMahon wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:06:51 +0000, Tim Streater wrote:
>
>> [1] Is alist an array, like it says in the foreach doccy? [2] And why
> are you
>> incrementing $num ?
>
> [1] Probably not
> [2] Because he's richard
>
+100

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diminishing number of producers.
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