Looks like it might be the coursework for "PHP/MySQL for Web Developers" (Course Code CPPHB Fee $495) - I find these types of questions are best answered on Twitter - "Social Media Essentials for Business (Course Code CASMB Fee $495) - Fall 2011 LSU CEPD.
Looks like sigmonster is on form today... LOL Happy Forth everyone! Regards, Edmund Cramp -- PHP is a minor evil perpetrated and created by incompetent amateurs, whereas Perl is a great and insidious evil perpetrated by skilled but perverted professionals. - Jon Ribbens > -----Original Message----- > From: general-boun...@brlug.net > [mailto:general-boun...@brlug.net] On Behalf Of Byron Como > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 3:58 PM > To: general@brlug.net > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] PHP, foreach, associative array question > > > ...but this looks like a homework question.... > > > Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa > > > > > On 7/3/2011 3:19 PM, Nicholas Istre wrote: > > That code is actually very close to what you need. What you > need to do > > is to put the store's name, which is the index of the first > level. As > > it is, the first foreach is completely ignoring the indexes of the > > first level. > > > > $store is ends up being the array for the second foreach, > but to the > > first foreach it's nothing but the "value" of the first level array. > > Basically, you need to setup the first foreach to look much > like the > > second foreach. > > > > foreach will only handle one dimension at a time. Which is > why I find > > it easier to term each dimension as really a "level" in > > multi-dimensional arrays. > > > > Sorry for being vague; I could outright show what the first > two lines > > need to be to get what you want, but this looks like a homework > > question. And even if it's not, you're so close with what you have > > that I'd think it be better to try to nudge you in the > right direction. > > > > -Nick > > > > On Sun, 2011-07-03 at 14:52 -0500, Byron Como wrote: > >> The format I've been experimenting with is: > >> > >> 1. foreach ($foodprices as $store){ > >> 2. // echo $store .'<br>'; > >> 3. > >> 4. foreach ($store as $item=>$price){ 5. echo 'Item: '. > $item . ' at > >> '. $price . '<br>'; 6. } 7. } > >> > >> Which prints: > >> Item: pizza at $11.95 > >> Item: spinach at .75c > >> Item: tomatos at 3 for a dollar > >> Item: anchovies at $2.25 > >> Item: pizza at $15.99 > >> Item: spinach at $2.25 > >> Item: tomatos at $1.95 / pound > >> Item: anchovies at $8.75 > >> > >> Uncommenting line 2 results in the word 'array' being printed, not > >> the store name. > >> > >> How many dimensions can this foreach construct handle?. Is there > >> another data structure I could use here? I can only make > it print the > >> last two elements OR the first element , but not all three. > >> > >> On 7/3/2011 2:18 PM, Nicholas Istre wrote: > >>> foreach ($array as $index => $value) {} > >>> > >>> You have a two-dimentional array there. There's two levels of > >>> arrays, and you're going to need foreach twice, once for > each level. > >>> The first level with have the store name as $index above and the > >>> store's price list array as the $value. The second level foreach > >>> will take the store's price list array and use the item as the > >>> $index and the price as the $value. > >>> > >>> Why don't you show the printout code you currently have? I have a > >>> suspicion of what you're doing, but it's hard to tell without the > >>> code (or a subset, basically I need to see how you have your > >>> foreachs setup.) > >>> > >>> -Nick > >>> > >>> On Sun, 2011-07-03 at 14:01 -0500, Byron Como wrote: > >>>> <?php > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> $foodprices =array('Albertsons'=> > >>>> > >>>> > array('pizza'=>'$11.95','spinach'=>'.75c','tomatos'=>'3 for a > >>>> dollar','anchovies'=>'$2.25'), > >>>> 'Whole Foods'=> > >>>> > >>>> > array('pizza'=>'$15.99','spinach'=>'$2.25','tomatos'=>'$1.95 / > >>>> pound','anchovies'=>'$8.75')); > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> foreach...... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ?> > >>>> > >>>> Desired output: > >>>> > >>>> Albertsons > >>>> pizza $11.95 > >>>> spinach .75c > >>>> tomatos 3 for a dollar > >>>> anchovies $2.25 > >>>> Whole Foods > >>>> pizza $15.99 > >>>> spinach $2.25 > >>>> tomatos $1.95 / pound > >>>> anchovies $8.75 > >>>> > >>>> The problem: I can't get the store name to print out, > just the item > >>>> and the price. 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