The following code does not produce the correct results (for my
purposes):
function code($str, $match, $formula)
{
for($i = 0; $i < count($str); $i++)
{
$formula[$i] = array_search($str[$i], $str);// <<======|| no bueno
//print $formula[$i]; not right
if($formula[$i] < $i)
{$str[$i] = '';}
}
//print'<br>'; //----- etc (lots more code)------->
The code takes a string of ascii letters forming a word and is supposed
to create a list of indexes
in the proper sequence for reconstructing the word. The object of the
code in context is to take
any word and create an array of unique letters with no repeats so that
gd can be used to produce
images of each letter. The letters are then reassembled in the browser
to form the word. The
$formula above is supposed to tell the browser in what sequence to
display each letter, including
using the same letter image in repeat locations. For this it fails
miserably.
These are the results of test steps:
dissatisfaction (the test word)
Processed input string: dissatisfaction (code output at key step to
verify)
at creation of formula: 012245128410511314 (formula sampled at ' no
bueno' line in code)
from browser source array: 012245128410511314 (formula pasted from
browser javascript source)
The letter images spell out:
disstfisntidfiiait which is in accordance with the formula as far as I
can tell.
Is this a bug or am I misusing this function?
server platform: FreeBSD v6.0
Apache version: 1.3.34
php version: 5.1.2
There is one other weakness I've discovered, if arrays are created in
one code sequence and are called
to print in loops more than once or processed in different code
sections. The second time the same array
is called it has significantly degraded, loosing values from index
positions.
the seems to be no bug report accommodation in the php.net site so I'm
posting here.
Thanks in advance,
JK
