Can't display column of multi-dimensional array

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Using php.net I got this far, and so far so good!
But I can't fenagle it quite the way I need to.

I'm creating an array (which I didn't know how to do before today, so a
success for me *g*):

$a = array();
$a[0][0] = "Name";
$a[0][1] = $name;
$a[1][0] = "Message";
$a[1][1] = $msg;
$a[2][0] = "Subject";
$a[2][2] = $subject;

Then I'm feeding it through a pre-defined function (also which I'm
learning how to do, so in general I feel pretty good *g*):

foreach ($a as $v1) {
$fieldname = $v1;
foreach ($v1 as $v2) {
$returned = valid_field($fieldname,$v2);
if ($returned != "true") {
$error .= $returned;
$errflag = "1";
}
}
}

That's the last way I tried. I also tried without the "$fieldname =
$v1;" and using eith $a and $v1 in the first of the two valid_field()
variables.

In all cases, what gets echoed back are: "array" and the correct value
of the second column:

"array", $name
"array", $msg
"array", $subject

If someone could point me to a clue, don't give me the answer, just a
push in the right direction for me to figure it out...because I can't
think of what to try.

Thanks!
Liam

[Geoff Berrow]

I noticed that Message-ID:
<11**********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com> from
ne**@celticbear.com contained the following:

foreach ($a as $v1) {
$fieldname = $v1; $v1 is an array and so $fieldname is also an array foreach ($v1 as $v2) {
$returned = valid_field($fieldname,$v2); we don't know what your function does if ($returned != "true") {
$error .= $returned;
$errflag = "1";
}
}
}

Try setting up a simple multidimensional array and echoing it to screen.
Then add your checking function when you understand what's going on.
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Geoff Berrow wrote:

Try setting up a simple multidimensional array and echoing it to screen.
Then add your checking function when you understand what's going on.

Is this not a "simple multidimensional array"? (Wouldn't surprise me if
it's not.

OK, here's all of it, plus a bit of code to show what's in the array.
Using that' I've tried to manipulate it to match the a with the b, but
it's all coming out as individual items.
That made no sense.

$a = array();
$a[0][0] = "Name";
$a[0][1] = $name;
$a[1][0] = "Message";
$a[1][1] = $msg;
$a[2][0] = "Subject";
$a[2][2] = $subject;

function valid_field($field,$value)
{
// return FALSE if it contains characters which
// which AREN'T on the specified list
if(ereg("[^[:space:]a-zA-Z0-9_.-\!\\'\,]{1,}", $value))
{
$funcerror = $field." value of: <span
class='bolding'>\"".$value."\"</span> contains invalid characters.<br
/>";
return $funcerror;
}
else
{
return true;
}
}

while (list ($x, $tmp) = each ($a)) {
while (list ($y, $val) = each ($tmp)) {
echo "$x, $y, $val<br />";
}
}
foreach ($a as $v1) {
$fieldname = $v1;
foreach ($v1 as $v2) {
$returned = valid_field($fieldname,$v2);
if ($returned != "true") {
$error .= $returned;
$errflag = "1";
}
}
}
The while loop puts out the following:
0, 0, Name
0, 1, Liam
1, 0, Message
1, 1, Hello, this is a test msg.
2, 0, Subject
2, 2, It's a test subject.

[Ewoud Dronkert]

ne**@celticbear.com wrote:

$a = array();
$a[0][0] = "Name";
$a[0][1] = $name;
$a[1][0] = "Message";
$a[1][1] = $msg;
$a[2][0] = "Subject";
$a[2][2] = $subject;
I guess you mean [2][1] on the last line. A more instructive array
definition with the same result:

$a = array(
array('Name', $name),
array('Message', $msg),
array('Subject', $subj)
);
foreach ($a as $v1) {
$fieldname = $v1;

As you can see above, $a[0] is an array containing two items: 'Name' and
$name. So $v1 (an alias for $a[0], $a[1], etc.) is not the fieldname, but
$v1[0] is. A better way would be:

foreach ($a as $field) {
list($fieldname, $fieldvalue) = $field;

Or maybe even:

$a = array(
array('name' => 'Name', 'value' => $name),
array('name' => 'Message', 'value' => $msg),
array('name' => 'Subject', 'value' => $subj)
);
foreach ($a as $field)
echo "{$field['name']} = {$field['value']}<br />\n";

--
E. Dronkert

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Thanks for the help!
I went this way:

$a = array(
array('name' => 'Name', 'value' => $name),
array('name' => 'Message', 'value' => $msg),
array('name' => 'Subject', 'value' => $subj)
);

foreach ($a as $v1) {
$a1 = $v1['name'];
$a2 = $v1['value'];
$returned = valid_field($a1,$a2);
if ($returned != "true") {
$error .= $returned;
$errflag = "1";
}
}

I get that; that makes sense to me.
I was just about the write how I still don't "get" the LIST version,
and when I went to copy-n-paste it into here...I got it.
The relationship of the $field, which is the next iteration of the
array, and the LIST parses the twho columns, right?

Well, in any case, that works AND I get it!. =)
Much appreciated!!
Liam

[Bent Stigsen]

ne**@celticbear.com wrote:

Thanks for the help!
I went this way:

$a = array(
array('name' => 'Name', 'value' => $name),
array('name' => 'Message', 'value' => $msg),
array('name' => 'Subject', 'value' => $subj)
); [snip]

In this case there is no need to use a multidimensional array, as
PHP's arrays are maps, which has many purposes.

For the above, you might as well use:
$a = array(
'Name' => $name),
'Message' => $msg),
'Subject' => $subj)
);

[snip] The relationship of the $field, which is the next iteration of the
array, and the LIST parses the twho columns, right?

You can say that. An important note is that "list" should be used only
when the array is sequently indexed like an ordinary array or vector.
Each "argument"(variable) passed to "list" will given the value of
respectively the 1st(indexed zero), 2nd, 3rd and so forth, value in
the array.
I.e. given the array:
$arr = array('a', 'b', 'c', 7 => 'd');

This:
list($a, $b, $c) = $arr;

is equivalent to:
$a = $arr[0];
$b = $arr[1];
$c = $arr[2];

This:
list($a, $b, $c, $d) = $arr;

will give a warning for undefined index, because there is no $arr[3].
/Bent