Unexpected values in PHP array

[Ken Tozier <kentozier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I think this is probably just a misunderstanding on my part, but I'm  
creating associative arrays with string keys from MySQL query results  
and when I put a value in the array, I get the expected key  
association along with an index key that has a different value.

For example: If I have a table "Foo," do a select, perform coersions  
on the results, and place the coerced value in an array with a key, a  
second uncoerced value is also placed in the array with an index key.  
I know all associative arrays have both key and index accessors, but  
I would think that the values should be the same.

Here's the full function.
(Note: The line where values are added to the array is: "$fields 
[$key] = $value;" after the "coersions" switch statement)

function query_database($inQuery)
{
	$query			= $inQuery;
	$coersions		= null;
	$object_key		= null;
	$group_by_key	= null;
		
	if (is_array($inQuery))
	{
		$query			= $inQuery['query'];
		$coersions		= $inQuery['coersions'];
		$object_key		= $inQuery['object_key'];
		$group_by_key	= $inQuery['group_by_key'];
	}
	
	try
	{
		// determine query type
		if (strpos($query, 'insert') === false)
		{
			$rows				= array();
			$rowCounter			= 0;
			
			foreach ($this->db->query($query) as $row)
			{
				$fields			= array();
				$recordKey		= $rowCounter;
				
				foreach ($row as $key => $value)
				{
					// remember this key if it matches the user specified object key
					if (($object_key != null) && ($key == $object_key))
						$recordKey		= $value;
					
					// perform user specified coersions
					if ($coersions != null)
					{
						switch ($coersions[$key])
						{
							case	'integer':
									$value 		+= 0;
									break;
									
							case	'float':
									$value 		+= 0.0;
									break;
									
							case	'datetime':
									$value 		= new date_object($value);
									break;
									
							case	'base64_decode':
									$value		= base64_decode($value);
									break;
							
							case	'hex_decode':
									$value		= $this->hex_decode($value);
						}
					}
					
					$fields[$key]				= $value;
				}
				
				// perform grouping if requested
				if ($group_by_key == null)
					$rows[$recordKey]		= $fields;
				else
				{
					$groupKey	= $fields[$group_by_key];
						
					if ($rows[$groupKey] == null)
						$rows[$groupKey]	= array();
					
					$rows[$groupKey][]		= $fields;
				}
				
				$rowCounter++;
			}
			
			var_dump($rows);
		}
		else
		{
			// return last insert ID
			return ($this->db->lastInsertId() + 0);
		}
	}
	catch (PDOException $error)
	{
		print "Error!: " . $error->getMessage() . "<br/>";
		die();
	}
}

And here's some sample output

array(6) {
  ["task_id"]=>
  int(22)
  [0]=>
  string(2) "22"
  ["container_id"]=>
  int(3784)
  [1]=>
  string(4) "3784"
  ["name"]=>
  string(12) "108-6972.XTG"
  [2]=>
  string(24) "3130382D363937322E585447"
}

Note how the named fields differ from their corresponding index fields.

task_id=> int(22) while [0]=> string(2) "22"
container_id=> int(3784 while [1]= > string(4) "3784"
name=> string(12) "108-6972.XTG"	 while [2]=> string(24)  
"3130382D363937322E585447"

Why is that? Is there any way to fix this without coercing the same  
value twice? Once for the key accessor and once for the index accessor?

Thanks In advance

Ken

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