Choosing the right PHP function for the job

[John Smith]

How do I choose/find the function that is right for what I want to do. I
have been using the phpManual which is one of the reasons I came to PHP.

I would like to know how to search for a function only knowing what you want
to achieve with it. Say I want to have an array be stripped of all "&&"
values. How would I find a function or see if one exists based on those
requirements?

Thanks.

[ZeldorBlat]

Re: Choosing the right PHP function for the job

I like using the online version of the docs, since it is always
up-to-date, is easily searchable, and contains some valuable user
comments. The function reference is grouped by category:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/funcref.php

If you click on a particular category (in your example, I'd say 'Array
Functions' is a good place to start) you can quickly look though a list
of available functions and get a quick idea of what each one does, as
well as other useful info:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.array.php

Looking through the list, array_filter looks interesting.

[John Smith]

Re: Choosing the right PHP function for the job

Hehe this is exactly why I came to php from C/C++. No need to go crazy
looking for libraries when you can just do a search on the php doc page.

Thanks.


"ZeldorBlat " <zeldorblat@gma il.com> wrote in message
news:1116736100 .469898.239080@ g47g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
> I like using the online version of the docs, since it is always
> up-to-date, is easily searchable, and contains some valuable user
> comments. The function reference is grouped by category:
>
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/funcref.php
>
> If you click on a particular category (in your example, I'd say 'Array
> Functions' is a good place to start) you can quickly look though a list
> of available functions and get a quick idea of what each one does, as
> well as other useful info:
>
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.array.php
>
> Looking through the list, array_filter looks interesting.
>[/color]

[Angelos]

Re: Choosing the right PHP function for the job

> Hehe this is exactly why I came to php from C/C++. No need to go crazy[color=blue]
> looking for libraries when you can just do a search on the php doc page.
>
> Thanks.[/color]

It is the same with java.sun
I find it a little bit more helpfull as well.... but ....
I am using PHP as well so... Something bad Java must be had !!!!

Angelos