Array index question

[Pjotr Wedersteers]

I have source information in a file, and (part of) this information comes as
coordinates.
A coordinate consists of a letter followed by a number, ranging from a1 to
i9
I'd like to count the number of occurrences of each coordinate, and put them
in a matrix.
The matrix should look like this (metasyntax):

matrix = array ['a'..'i'][1..9]

Later on in the script I'd like to be able to refer to a cell in the matrix
by using the same letter/number combo.
I know I can define an array using strings as keys, but how can I define
a..i as keys without the need to specify them all individually?
TIA
Pjotr

[Michael Fesser]

.oO(Pjotr Wedersteers)

I have source information in a file, and (part of) this information comes as
coordinates.
A coordinate consists of a letter followed by a number, ranging from a1 to
i9
I'd like to count the number of occurrences of each coordinate, and put them
in a matrix.
The matrix should look like this (metasyntax):

matrix = array ['a'..'i'][1..9]

Later on in the script I'd like to be able to refer to a cell in the matrix
by using the same letter/number combo.
I know I can define an array using strings as keys, but how can I define
a..i as keys without the need to specify them all individually?

For example in a loop. This creates the empty matrix:

$matrix = array();
for ($i = ord('a'); $i <= ord('i'); $i++) {
$matrix[chr($i)] = array_fill(1, 9, 0);
}

or

$matrix = array();
foreach (range('a', 'i') as $i) {
$matrix[$i] = array_fill(1, 9, 0);
}

Then you can access the elements like this:

$coord = 'i9';
$matrix[$coord{0}][$coord{1}]++;
HTH
Micha

[steve]

"Pjotr Wedersteers" wrote:

I have source information in a file, and (part of) this information
comes as
coordinates.
A coordinate consists of a letter followed by a number, ranging from a1 to
i9
I’d like to count the number of occurrences of each coordinate,
and put them
in a matrix.
The matrix should look like this (metasyntax):

matrix = array [’a’..’i’][1..9]

Later on in the script I’d like to be able to refer to a cell in
the matrix
by using the same letter/number combo.
I know I can define an array using strings as keys, but how can I
define
a..i as keys without the need to specify them all individually?
TIA
Pjotr

Hope this helps.

Read the coordinates from the file. I assume after you read then, they
are going to be in an array called $coor, where $coord would have
values like ’a1’ , ’b5’, etc.

Then do this:
foreach ($coord as $line) {
$alpha = preg_replace("/\d/", ’’, $line); //leaves only the
alpha part
$num = preg_replace("/\D/", ’’, $line); //leaves the numeric
part only
$newcoord[$alpha][$num] += 1; //increment count

}

You now have the counts for each coordinate combination.

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[Pjotr Wedersteers]

steve wrote:

"Pjotr Wedersteers" wrote:

> I have source information in a file, and (part of) this information
> comes as
> coordinates.
> A coordinate consists of a letter followed by a number, ranging

from

> a1 to
> i9
> I'd like to count the number of occurrences of each coordinate,
> and put them
> in a matrix.
> The matrix should look like this (metasyntax):
>
> matrix = array ['a'..'i'][1..9]
>
> Later on in the script I'd like to be able to refer to a cell in
> the matrix
> by using the same letter/number combo.
> I know I can define an array using strings as keys, but how can I
> define
> a..i as keys without the need to specify them all individually?
> TIA
> Pjotr

Hope this helps.

Read the coordinates from the file. I assume after you read then, they
are going to be in an array called $coor, where $coord would have
values like 'a1' , 'b5', etc.

Then do this:
foreach ($coord as $line) {
$alpha = preg_replace("/\d/", '', $line); //leaves only the
alpha part
$num = preg_replace("/\D/", '', $line); //leaves the numeric
part only
$newcoord[$alpha][$num] += 1; //increment count

}

You now have the counts for each coordinate combination.

Now that's a neat solution. Elegant too! Thanks a lot! Good thinking.
Pjotr

[Pjotr Wedersteers]

Michael Fesser wrote:

.oO(Pjotr Wedersteers)

I have source information in a file, and (part of) this information
comes as coordinates.
A coordinate consists of a letter followed by a number, ranging from
a1 to i9
I'd like to count the number of occurrences of each coordinate, and
put them in a matrix.
The matrix should look like this (metasyntax):

matrix = array ['a'..'i'][1..9]

Later on in the script I'd like to be able to refer to a cell in the
matrix by using the same letter/number combo.
I know I can define an array using strings as keys, but how can I
define a..i as keys without the need to specify them all
individually?

For example in a loop. This creates the empty matrix:

$matrix = array();
for ($i = ord('a'); $i <= ord('i'); $i++) {
$matrix[chr($i)] = array_fill(1, 9, 0);
}

or

$matrix = array();
foreach (range('a', 'i') as $i) {
$matrix[$i] = array_fill(1, 9, 0);
}

Then you can access the elements like this:

$coord = 'i9';
$matrix[$coord{0}][$coord{1}]++;
HTH
Micha

Okay, thanks Micha. This will work. The range solution seems best suited for
me here. !
Pjotr