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John AJ
John AJ

Reputation: 21

array_push is replacing the variables instead of adding them to the end

array_push($info["First_Names"], "$fname");
array_push($info["Last_Names"], "$lname");
array_push($info["Gender"], "$gender");

Does anyone see an issue? Array push is just replacing variables instead of adding them. The variables of $fname, $lname, and $gender are defined by the user in a form. I want the variables to simply be added to the end of the array instead of being replaced. Any responses are appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3030

Answers (3)

Avedon
Avedon

Reputation: 1

Alternative is use a function.

<?php
function add_in_key_array($array, $key, $value){
 $array[$key][] = $value;
}
?>

Upvotes: 0

Uours
Uours

Reputation: 2492

if $info["First_Names"] ,$info["Last_Names"] ,$info["Gender"] are arrays ,I don't see any problem .

$info = array();

$info["First_Names"] = array();
$info["Last_Names"] = array();
$info["Gender"] = array();

$fname = 'Fname1';
$lname = 'Lname1';
$gender = 'M';

array_push( $info["First_Names"] ,$fname );
array_push( $info["Last_Names"] ,$lname );
array_push( $info["Gender"] ,$gender );

$fname = 'Fname2';
$lname = 'Lname2';
$gender = 'F';

array_push( $info["First_Names"] ,$fname );
array_push( $info["Last_Names"] ,$lname );
array_push( $info["Gender"] ,$gender );

var_dump( $info );

Outputs :

array (size=3)
  'First_Names' => 
    array (size=2)
      0 => string 'Fname1' (length=6)
      1 => string 'Fname2' (length=6)
  'Last_Names' => 
    array (size=2)
      0 => string 'Lname1' (length=6)
      1 => string 'Lname2' (length=6)
  'Gender' => 
    array (size=2)
      0 => string 'M' (length=1)
      1 => string 'F' (length=1)

Upvotes: 1

scrowler
scrowler

Reputation: 24425

From the manual:

Note: If you use array_push() to add one element to the array it's better to use $array[] = because in that way there is no overhead of calling a function.

e.g.

<?php

$info["First_Names"][] = $fname;
$info["Last_Names"][] = $lname;
$info["Gender"][] = $gender;

?>

Upvotes: 0

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