On 17 June 2009 14:30, PJ advised: > For the moment, I am trying to resolve the problem of > extracting a value > from a string returned by a query. I thought that in_array() would do > it, but the tests I have run on it are 100% negative. The only thing I > have not used in the tests is third parameter bool $strict which only > affects case-sensitivity if the $needle is a string. $strict has nothing whatsoever at all in any way to do with case sensitivity -- $strict controls whether the values are compared using equality (==) or identity (===) tests. As is stated quite clearly on the manual page, in_array() is always case-sensitive. > This leads me to > believe that in_array() is either inappropriately defined in > the manual > and not effective on associative arrays Complete rubbish -- the in_array() manual page is excellent and totally accurate, complete with 3 working examples. Cheers! Mike -- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Developer, C507, Leeds Metropolitan University, Civic Quarter Campus, Woodhouse Lane, LEEDS, LS1 3HE, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: +44 113 812 4730 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
