From e4738deb2c360097aaa427e038a2bb74e5b52bb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damien Seguy <dams@php.net>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 08:36:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added Thomas's contribution, plus more details on array_flip.

git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@47561 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1
---
 functions/array.xml | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/functions/array.xml b/functions/array.xml
index 9bb469d9af..76fd1dc67a 100644
--- a/functions/array.xml
+++ b/functions/array.xml
@@ -270,7 +270,20 @@ $even_arr = array_filter($array2, "even");
      </funcprototype>
     </funcsynopsis>
     <para>
-     <function>Array_flip</function> returns an array in flip order.
+     <function>array_flip</function> returns an array in flip order,
+     i.e. keys from <parameter>trans</parameter> become values and 
+     <parameter>trans</parameter>'s values become keys.
+     Note that <function>array_flip</function> works only with string
+     and integer values, and it will display an alert if it detects
+     invalid key or value (array, double, object, boolean).
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     If a value has several occurences, the latest key will be
+     used as its values, and all others will be lost.  
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     <function>array_flip</function> returns <literal>FALSE</literal>
+     if it fails.
     </para>
     <para>
      <example>
@@ -281,6 +294,16 @@ $original = strtr ($str, $trans);
       </programlisting>
      </example>
     </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title><function>Array_flip</function> example : collision</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+$trans = array ("a" => 1, "b" => 1, "c" => 2);
+$trans = array_flip ($trans);
+// now $trans is : array(1 => "b", 2 => "c");
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -1011,9 +1034,9 @@ $result_keyed = array_reverse ($input, TRUE);
      </example>
     </para>
     <para>
-     This makes <varname>$result</varname> have <literal>array
-     (array ("green", "red"), 4.0, "php")</literal>. But
-     <varname>$result2[0]</varname> is still
+     This makes both <varname>$result</varname> and <varname>$result_keyed</varname>
+     be <literal>array(array ("green", "red"), 4.0, "php")</literal>. But
+     <varname>$result_keyed[0]</varname> is still
      <literal>"php"</literal>.
     </para>
     <note>