Exploding an array, kind of ...

[mark]

I have an array as follows

$sounds = array();

$sounds['sound1'] = "fishes/1/sound.php";
$sounds['sound2'] = "fishes/2/sound.php";
$sounds['sound3'] = "fishes/3/sound.php";
$sounds['sound4] = "fishes/4/sound.php";
$sounds['sound5] = "fishes/5/sound.php";
$sounds['sound11] = "bears/1/sound.php";

etc etc......

What I want to be able to do have turn the above into this:

include ("sounds/fishes/1/sound.php");
include ("sounds/fishes/2/sound.php");
print ("<br>divider<b r>");
include ("sounds/fishes/3/sound.php");
include ("sounds/fishes/4/sound.php");
print ("<br>divider<b r>");
include ("sounds/fishes/5/sound.php");
include ("sounds/birds/1/sound.php");

etc etc

I'm totally clueless as to how I might acheive it, especially including the
"dividers" every two includes. Surely one of you clever folk gotta be able
to spoon feed it to me? ;)

[Jeffrey Silverman]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:46:55 +0000, mark wrote:
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> I'm totally clueless as to how I might acheive it, especially including the
> "dividers" every two includes. Surely one of you clever folk gotta be able
> to spoon feed it to me? ;)[/color]

no spoon feeding until you try harder. Some pointers, though:

Use

foreach($sounds as $key => $value){
}

and

the modulus operator (%) to determine if two rows have passed.


later....
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[mark]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...

"Jeffrey Silverman" <jeffrey@jhu.ed u> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.0 3.23.18.48.21.8 40042@jhu.edu.. .
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>
> no spoon feeding until you try harder. Some pointers, though:
>
> Use
>
> foreach($sounds as $key => $value){
> }
>
> and
>
> the modulus operator (%) to determine if two rows have passed.
>
>[/color]

thanks for the reply, but honestly I'm useless at PHP, any chance you could
tell me the answer really? pretty please?

[Jay Moore]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...

mark wrote:
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> "Jeffrey Silverman" <jeffrey@jhu.ed u> wrote in message
> news:pan.2004.0 3.23.18.48.21.8 40042@jhu.edu.. .
>
>[color=green]
>>no spoon feeding until you try harder. Some pointers, though:
>>
>>Use
>>
>>foreach($soun ds as $key => $value){
>>}
>>
>>and
>>
>>the modulus operator (%) to determine if two rows have passed.
>>
>>[/color]
>
>
> thanks for the reply, but honestly I'm useless at PHP, any chance you could
> tell me the answer really? pretty please?
>
>
>[/color]

You're not gonna get any better at PHP if everyone does all the work for
you. ;)

The foreach() will loop thru your $sounds array and pull the key/value
pairs and assign them to $key and $value. Then it's up to you to do
whatever you want with the two variables.

For the modulus (remainder of division), you could use a counter and
check if the counter is evenly divisible by 2 ($ctr % 2). If it is,
output your image/text/hr whatever. If not, continue the loop.

-Jay

[mark]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...

"Jay Moore" <address@isp.tl d> wrote in message
news:Tg38c.2794 8$4B1.6481@twis ter.rdc-kc.rr.com...[color=blue]
> mark wrote:[/color]
[color=blue]
> You're not gonna get any better at PHP if everyone does all the work for
> you. ;)
>
> The foreach() will loop thru your $sounds array and pull the key/value
> pairs and assign them to $key and $value. Then it's up to you to do
> whatever you want with the two variables.
>
> For the modulus (remainder of division), you could use a counter and
> check if the counter is evenly divisible by 2 ($ctr % 2). If it is,
> output your image/text/hr whatever. If not, continue the loop.
>[/color]

Excellent! I got it now and it works :) many thanks....

You don't happen to know how I can have the array come out upside down do
you too? pretty pretty please?

[Pedro Graca]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...

mark wrote (edited):[color=blue]
> How can I have the array come out upside down?[/color]

http://www.php.net/array_reverse

Also look at all the other array functions. They're wonderful :)
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[mark]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...


"Pedro Graca" <hexkid@hotpop. com> wrote in message
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> mark wrote (edited):[color=green]
> > How can I have the array come out upside down?[/color]
>
> http://www.php.net/array_reverse
>
> Also look at all the other array functions. They're wonderful :)[/color]

thanks, If i try array_rand or revervse I get:

Warning: Wrong parameter count for array_rand on line 3:

:/

[Jay Moore]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...



mark wrote:
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> "Jay Moore" <address@isp.tl d> wrote in message
> news:Tg38c.2794 8$4B1.6481@twis ter.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>[color=green]
>>mark wrote:[/color]
>
>[color=green]
>>You're not gonna get any better at PHP if everyone does all the work for
>>you. ;)
>>
>>The foreach() will loop thru your $sounds array and pull the key/value
>>pairs and assign them to $key and $value. Then it's up to you to do
>>whatever you want with the two variables.
>>
>>For the modulus (remainder of division), you could use a counter and
>>check if the counter is evenly divisible by 2 ($ctr % 2). If it is,
>>output your image/text/hr whatever. If not, continue the loop.
>>[/color]
>
>
> Excellent! I got it now and it works :) many thanks....
>
> You don't happen to know how I can have the array come out upside down do
> you too? pretty pretty please?
>
>[/color]

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.arsort.php

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.krsort.php

[Pedro Graca]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...

mark wrote:[color=blue]
> thanks, If i try array_rand or revervse I get:
>
> Warning: Wrong parameter count for array_rand on line 3:[/color]

Post your code here. For me, both functions work as specified in the
manual.

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[mark]

Re: Exploding an array, kind of ...

"Jay Moore" <address@isp.tl d> wrote in message
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>
> http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.krsort.php
>[/color]

that works, although I have some problems because my array values are like
this 1, 11, 111 instead of 001, 011, 111