> -----Original Message----- > From: Gary . [mailto:php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:14 AM > To: PHP > Subject: Re: in_array - what the... > > "Ford, Mike" writes: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> If I have an array that looks like > >> array(1) { > >> ["mac_address"]=> > >> string(2) "td" > >> } > >> > >> and I call > >> if (in_array($name, self::$aboveArray)) > >> with $name as > >> string(11) "mac_address" > >> > >> what should be the result? > > > > FALSE -- in_array checks the *values*, not the keys, so would be > > looking at the "td" for this element. > > Agh! So it does. > > You know what's worse? I even looked at the documentation of the > function this morning wondering if that's what the problem was and > *still* didn't see it! > > *slinks away in embarrassment* Why do this "in_array()" business?? Just do this... if (self::$aboveArray[$name]) { //something interesting here } -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
