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Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array

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Leonardo Azpurua wrote:

> "Michael Fesser" [wrote]:
>> .oO(Leonardo Azpurua)
>>> But when you use the array returned by sqlsrv_fetch_array, you can
>>> either write $arr["C1"] or $arr[0].
>>> Do you know how they do that?
>>
>> Such an array contains all values twice. There's no direct way to access
>> an element with an associative key also by a numeric index. For doing
>> that you would have to loop through the array until you've reached the
>> element you want.
> 
> So that's how they do it!
> 
> I just checked and in fact count($row) yields twice the number of columns
> in the result set.
>  
> And it is anything but appealing as a "general" solution.

However, the array can also be created so that the value with the numeric 
key is a reference to the value with the non-numeric key, or vice-versa. 
Thereby the memory footprint of the array may be reduced; at least, 
inconsistencies are avoided:

$ php -v
PHP 5.3.10-1 (cli) (built: Feb  3 2012 10:03:01) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies
    with XCache v1.3.2, Copyright (c) 2005-2011, by mOo
    with Xdebug v2.1.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2010, by Derick Rethans
    with Suhosin v0.9.32.1, Copyright (c) 2007-2010, by SektionEins GmbH

$ phpsh -c
php> $a = array(); $a['foo'] = 'bar'; $a[0] =& $a['foo']; print_r($a);
Array
(
    [foo] => bar
    [0] => bar
)

php> $a[0] = 'baz'; print_r($a);
Array
(
    [foo] => baz
    [0] => baz
)


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How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array "Leonardo Azpurua" <leonardo@exmvps.org> - 2012-05-25 18:49 -0430
  Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-05-25 20:08 -0400
    Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array "Leonardo Azpurua" <leonardo@exmvps.org> - 2012-05-25 22:39 -0430
      Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-05-26 00:04 -0400
        Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array "Leonardo Azpurua" <leonardo@exmvps.org> - 2012-05-25 23:57 -0430
          Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-05-26 13:00 +0200
            Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array "Leonardo Azpurua" <leonardo@exmvps.org> - 2012-05-26 09:13 -0430
              Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-05-27 00:31 +0200
                Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array "Leonardo Azpurua" <leonardo@exmvps.org> - 2012-05-26 22:14 -0430
                Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-05-27 12:12 -0400
                Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-05-27 19:48 +0200
                Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-05-29 18:27 -0400
              Re: How to construct an associative and numeric indexable array Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-05-27 12:03 -0400

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