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Restructure array docs so related information goes together (like key type handling). Also add note about 5.4 syntax.
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<title>Specifying with <function>array</function></title>
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<para>
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An <type>array</type> can be created by the <function>array</function>
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language construct. It takes as parameters any number of comma-separated
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<literal><replaceable>key</replaceable> =>
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<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal> pairs.
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An <type>array</type> can be created using the <function>array</function>
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language construct. It takes any number of comma-separated
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<literal><replaceable>key</replaceable> => <replaceable>value</replaceable></literal> pairs
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as arguments.
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</para>
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<synopsis>
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array( <optional> <replaceable>key</replaceable> => </optional> <replaceable>value</replaceable>
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, ...
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)
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// <replaceable>key</replaceable> may only be an <type>integer</type> or <type>string</type>
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// <replaceable>value</replaceable> may be any value of any type</synopsis>
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array(
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<optional><replaceable>key</replaceable> => </optional><replaceable>value</replaceable>,
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<optional><replaceable>key2</replaceable> => </optional><replaceable>value2</replaceable>,
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<optional><replaceable>key3</replaceable> => </optional><replaceable>value3</replaceable>,
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...
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)</synopsis>
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<!-- Do not fix the whitespace for the synopsis end element. A limitation of PhD prevents proper trimming -->
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<informalexample>
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<para>
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As of PHP 5.4 you can also use the short array syntax, which replaces
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<literal>array()</literal> with <literal>[]</literal>.
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</para>
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<example>
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<title>A simple array</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$arr = array("foo" => "bar", 12 => true);
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$array = array(
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"foo" => "bar",
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"bar" => "foo"
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);
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echo $arr["foo"]; // bar
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echo $arr[12]; // 1
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// as of PHP 5.4
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$array = [
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"foo" => "bar",
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"bar" => "foo"
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];
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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</informalexample>
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</example>
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<para>
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A <varname>key</varname> may be either an <type>integer</type> or a
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<type>string</type>. If a key is the standard representation of an
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<type>integer</type>, it will be interpreted as such (i.e.
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<literal>"8"</literal> will be interpreted as <literal>8</literal>, while
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<literal>"08"</literal> will be interpreted as <literal>"08"</literal>).
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<type>Float</type>s in <varname>key</varname> are truncated to
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<type>integer</type>. The indexed and associative <type>array</type> types
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are the same type in PHP, which can both contain <type>integer</type> and
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<type>string</type> indices.
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The <replaceable>key</replaceable> can either be an <type>integer</type>
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or a <type>string</type>. The <replaceable>value</replaceable> can be
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of any type.
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</para>
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<para>
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A value can be any PHP type.
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Additionally the following <replaceable>key</replaceable> casts will occur:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>
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<type>String</type>s containing valid <type>integer</type>s will be cast to the
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<type>integer</type> type. E.g. the key <literal>"8"</literal> will actually be
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stored under <literal>8</literal>. On the other hand <literal>"08"</literal> will
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not be cast, as it isn't a valid decimal integer.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>
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<type>Float</type>s are also cast to <type>integer</type>s, which means that the
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fractional part will be truncated. E.g. the key <literal>8.7</literal> will actually
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be stored under <literal>8</literal>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>
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<type>Bool</type>s are cast to <type>integer</type>s, too, i.e. the key
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<literal>true</literal> will actually be stored under <literal>1</literal>
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and the key <literal>false</literal> under <literal>0</literal>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>
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<type>Null</type> will be cast to the empty string, i.e. the key
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<literal>null</literal> will actually be stored under <literal>""</literal>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>
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<type>Array</type>s and <type>object</type>s <emphasis>can not</emphasis> be used as keys.
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Doing so will result in a warning: <literal>Illegal offset type</literal>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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If multiple elements in the array declaration use the same key, only the last one
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will be used as all others are overwritten.
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</para>
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<example>
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<title>Type Casting and Overwriting example</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$array = array(
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1 => "a",
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"1" => "b",
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1.5 => "c",
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true => "d",
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);
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var_dump($array);
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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&example.outputs;
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<screen>
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<![CDATA[
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array(1) {
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[1]=>
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string(1) "d"
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}
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]]>
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</screen>
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<para>
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As all the keys in the above example are cast to <literal>1</literal>, the value will be overwritten
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on every new element and the last assined value <literal>"d"</literal> is the only one left over.
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</para>
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</example>
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<para>
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PHP arrays can contain <type>integer</type> and <type>string</type> keys at the same time
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as PHP does not distinguish between indexed and associative arrays.
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</para>
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<example>
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<title>Mixed <type>integer</type> and <type>string</type> keys</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$array = array(
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"foo" => "bar",
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"bar" => "foo",
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100 => -100,
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-100 => 100,
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);
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var_dump($array);
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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&example.outputs;
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<screen>
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<![CDATA[
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array(4) {
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["foo"]=>
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string(3) "bar"
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["bar"]=>
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string(3) "foo"
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[100]=>
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int(-100)
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[-100]=>
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int(100)
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}
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]]>
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</screen>
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</example>
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<para>
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The <replaceable>key</replaceable> is optional. If it is not specified, PHP will
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use the increment of the largest previously used <type>integer</type> key.
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</para>
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<example>
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<title>Indexed arrays without key</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$array = array("foo", "bar", "hallo", "world");
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var_dump($array);
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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&example.outputs;
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<screen>
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<![CDATA[
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array(4) {
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[0]=>
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string(3) "foo"
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[1]=>
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string(3) "bar"
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[2]=>
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string(5) "hallo"
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[3]=>
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string(5) "world"
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}
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]]>
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</screen>
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</example>
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<para>
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It is possible to specify the key only for some elements and leave it out for others:
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</para>
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<example>
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<title>Keys not on all elements</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$array = array(
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"a",
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"b",
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6 => "c",
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"d",
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);
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var_dump($array);
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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&example.outputs;
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<screen>
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<![CDATA[
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array(4) {
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[0]=>
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string(1) "a"
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[1]=>
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string(1) "b"
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[6]=>
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string(1) "c"
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[7]=>
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string(1) "d"
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}
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]]>
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</screen>
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<para>
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As you can see the last value <literal>"d"</literal> was assigned the key
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<literal>7</literal>. This is because the largest integer key before that
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was <literal>6</literal>.
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</para>
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</example>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 xml:id="language.types.array.syntax.accessing">
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<title>Accessing array elements with square bracket syntax</title>
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<para>
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Array elements can be accessed using the <literal>array[key]</literal> syntax.
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</para>
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<example>
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<title>Accessing array elements</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$array = array(
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"foo" => "bar",
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42 => 24,
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"multi" => array(
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"dimensional" => array(
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"array" => "foo"
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)
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)
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);
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var_dump($array["foo"]);
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var_dump($array[42]);
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var_dump($array["multi"]["dimensional"]["array"]);
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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&example.outputs;
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<screen>
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<![CDATA[
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string(3) "bar"
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int(24)
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string(3) "foo"
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]]>
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</screen>
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</example>
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<note>
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<para>
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Attempting to access an array key which has not been defined is
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issued, and the result will be &null;.
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</para>
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</note>
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<informalexample>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$arr = array("somearray" => array(6 => 5, 13 => 9, "a" => 42));
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echo $arr["somearray"][6]; // 5
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echo $arr["somearray"][13]; // 9
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echo $arr["somearray"]["a"]; // 42
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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</informalexample>
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<para>
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If a key is not specified for a value, the maximum of the
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<type>integer</type> indices is taken and the new key will be that value
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plus 1. If a key that already has an assigned value is specified, that value
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will be overwritten.
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</para>
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<informalexample>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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// This array is the same as ...
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array(5 => 43, 32, 56, "b" => 12);
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// ...this array
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array(5 => 43, 6 => 32, 7 => 56, "b" => 12);
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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</informalexample>
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<warning>
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<simpara>
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Before PHP 4.3.0, appending to an <type>array</type> in which the current
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maximum key was negative would create a new key as described above. Since
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PHP 4.3.0, the new key will be <literal>0</literal>.
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</simpara>
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</warning>
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<para>
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Using &true; as <varname>key</varname> will evaluate to <type>integer</type>
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<literal>1</literal> as a key. Using &false; as <varname>key</varname> will
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evaluate to <type>integer</type> <literal>0</literal> as a key. Using
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&null; as a key will evaluate to the empty string. Using the empty string as
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a key will create (or overwrite) a key with the empty string and its value;
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it is <emphasis>not</emphasis> the same as using empty brackets.
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</para>
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<para>
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<type>Array</type>s and <type>object</type>s can not be used as keys. Doing
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so will result in a warning: <literal>Illegal offset type</literal>.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 xml:id="language.types.array.syntax.modifying">
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