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Re: Need help accessing the key array.

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On 4/2/2014 9:47 AM, Kevin Burton wrote:
> On Monday, March 31, 2014 9:33:44 AM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 3/31/2014 9:26 AM, Kevin Burton wrote:
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>>> On Monday, March 31, 2014 6:35:41 AM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
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>>>>
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>>>>>> A decent idea, but much harder than it needs to be.  A simple two
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>>>>>> dimensional array suffices for what he needs.  See the other updates in
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>>>>>> this thread.
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>>>>
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>>>>> In order for a 2D array to work you have to change the input array and the input parameters. Right?
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>> Nope.  Just make the array itself two dimensional.  A lot easier than
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>>>> all of your code (and a lot fewer changes, also).
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>>>
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>>> But what if you can't change the input array?
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>>>
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>> What input array?  The array is generated in the code, and the indicies
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>> are coming from the user - probably via either $_GET or $_POST values.
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>> He is generating this array in his code to hold the values, and needs to
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>> only index properly into the array to get the result he wants.  No
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>> searching or classes needed, i.e. (after proper filtering, of course)
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>> $rate = $rates[$_POST['animal']][$_POST['color']];
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>> Much easier to understand and code.
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>>
>
> I guess I still don't understand. The input array is:
>
> $rates = array(
>          array("animal" => 0, "color" => 0, "rate" => 5),
>          array("animal" => 0, "color" => 1, "rate" => 10),
>          array("animal" => 0, "color" => 2, "rate" => 15),
>          array("animal" => 1, "color" => 0, "rate" => 20),
>          array("animal" => 1, "color" => 1, "rate" => 25),
>          array("animal" => 1, "color" => 2, "rate" => 30),
>          array("animal" => 2, "color" => 0, "rate" => 35),
>          array("animal" => 2, "color" => 1, "rate" => 40),
>          array("animal" => 2, "color" => 2, "rate" => 45),
>          array("animal" => 3, "color" => 0, "rate" => 50),
>          array("animal" => 3, "color" => 1, "rate" => 55),
>          array("animal" => 3, "color" => 2, "rate" => 60)
> );
>
> If $input_animal is 1 then $rates[1] will be array("animal" => 0, "color" => 1, "rate" => 10). If $input_color = 2 then $rates[1][2] will be 10. Right?
>

Yes, but this is not what we are suggesting.  Please see the earlier 
updates.

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Need help accessing the key array. Kongthap Thammachat <kongthap@gmail.com> - 2014-03-29 13:49 -0700
  Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-29 17:05 -0400
    Re: Need help accessing the key array. Kongthap Thammachat <kongthap@gmail.com> - 2014-03-29 15:32 -0700
      Re: Need help accessing the key array. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2014-03-29 19:24 -0400
      Re: Need help accessing the key array. "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2014-03-30 00:39 +0100
      Re: Need help accessing the key array. Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-03-30 17:05 +0200
      Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-30 13:14 -0400
        Re: Need help accessing the key array. "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2014-03-31 07:30 +0200
          Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-31 07:37 -0400
            Re: Need help accessing the key array. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 00:55 +0000
              Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-31 21:09 -0400
              Re: Need help accessing the key array. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2014-03-31 22:16 -0400
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 20:32 +0000
  Re: Need help accessing the key array. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-30 01:08 +0000
  Re: Need help accessing the key array. Kevin Burton <ronald.kevin.burton@gmail.com> - 2014-03-30 15:40 -0700
    Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-30 19:55 -0400
      Re: Need help accessing the key array. Kevin Burton <ronald.kevin.burton@gmail.com> - 2014-03-30 20:15 -0700
        Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-31 07:35 -0400
          Re: Need help accessing the key array. Kevin Burton <ronald.kevin.burton@gmail.com> - 2014-03-31 06:26 -0700
            Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-31 10:33 -0400
              Re: Need help accessing the key array. Kevin Burton <ronald.kevin.burton@gmail.com> - 2014-04-02 06:47 -0700
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-04-02 10:51 -0400
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Kevin Burton <ronald.kevin.burton@gmail.com> - 2014-04-02 09:57 -0700
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-04-02 13:25 -0400
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Kevin Burton <ronald.kevin.burton@gmail.com> - 2014-04-03 14:20 -0700
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-04-03 21:11 -0400
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-04-04 02:13 +0000
                Re: Need help accessing the key array. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-04-02 17:21 +0000
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  Re: Need help accessing the key array. Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-03-31 02:44 +0000

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