> Just to make sure I got your explanation right. > > $row is the array name > $col is the key and it is say that each column is a separate part of the > array $val is each of the values when $col is evaluated to be true? > > am I right in this understanding? > take a look at http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php An array in PHP is actually an ordered map. A map is a type that maps values to keys. This type is optimized in several ways, so you can use it as a real array, or a list (vector), hashtable (which is an implementation of a map), dictionary, collection, stack, queue and probably more. and at: http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php This simply gives an easy way to iterate over arrays. foreach works only on arrays, and will issue an error when you try to use it on a variable with a different data type or an uninitialized variable. as simple as possible: $array_var = array("Name"=>"Jon","Age"=>"29","Sex"=>"male") foreach ($array_var as $key => $value) { } gets: $key = "Name" and $value="Jon" for first iteration. $key = "Age" and $value="29" for second iteration. $key = "Sex" and $value="Male" for third iteration. BUT, in PHP5 ypu can do a foreach on an object -- José Miguel Santibáñez jms@xxxxxxxxx PHP Data object relational mapping generator http://www.metastorage.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
