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jingo
jingo

Reputation: 1074

Add additional data to array

I have associative array which looks like this.

$arr = array(
   "FIRST" => 1,
   "SECOND => 2,
   "FOURTH => 4
);

The idea is how to "add" data to this array depending of expression. Here is what I'm trying to do:

if(3 == 3) {
  $str = array("THIRD" => 3);
}

 $arr = array(
       "FIRST" => 1,
       "SECOND => 2,
       $str,
       "FOURTH => 4
    );

The problem is that the code above add $str as an array in $arr, not like "THIRD" => 3

Upvotes: 0

Views: 194

Answers (5)

Lightness Races in Orbit
Lightness Races in Orbit

Reputation: 385104

You must add the element after-the-fact:

$arr = array(
   "FIRST" => 1,
   "SECOND" => 2,
   "FOURTH" => 4
);

if (someCondition) {
  $arr["THIRD"] = 3;
}

You may want to sort the array afterwards.

Upvotes: 1

Till Helge
Till Helge

Reputation: 9311

The problem is -- as far as I can see -- that you want to create some sort of order in your array. While PHP can sort arrays it will not be able to handle what you are trying, because it doesn't know, that FIRST has to come before SECOND and so on. How to insert any kind of new data to the array the anwers above already tell you. array_merge() is one of the best ways to deal with it, I think.

In order to do what you intend, you would need to implement a function, that can compare your keys and then use it with usort() to create the intended order in your array. You could just add your new entry then and then recreate the intended order. From an effectiveness point of view this would be a rather bad idea though. If you intend to use this in a productive environment, you might want to consider spending more time on the matter and replace the whole thing with a properly implemented collection object, that can handle your key-value-pairs the way you want it.

Upvotes: 0

brokedid
brokedid

Reputation: 899

What about http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-merge.php

Then you can merge the two arrays:

if(3 == 3) {
  $str = array("THIRD" => 3);
}

 $arr = array(
       "FIRST" => 1,
       "SECOND => 2,
       "FOURTH => 4
    );

$arr = array_merge($arr,$str);

But you can also do it on another way:

$arr = array(
       "FIRST" => 1,
       "SECOND => 2,
       "FOURTH => 4
    );

if(3 == 3) {
  $arr["THIRD"]=3;
}

Upvotes: 2

devran
devran

Reputation: 61

You could check eval function in PHP as described :

eval  
(PHP 4, PHP 5)

eval — Evaluate a string as PHP code

<?php
$string = 'cup';
$name = 'coffee';
$str = 'This is a $string with my $name in it.';
echo $str. "\n";
eval("\$str = \"$str\";");
echo $str. "\n";
?>

this code will output :

This is a $string with my $name in it.

This is a cup with my coffee in it.

Upvotes: -1

Shakti Singh
Shakti Singh

Reputation: 86346

Change the line in this condition as below. You do not need to create another array and put that array into original array. Just reference original array like below.

if(3 == 3) {
  $arr["THIRD"]= 3;
}

Upvotes: 0

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