[PATCH] New parameter for in_array() & array_search() View as Markdown

Hi all

Attached* is a patch introducing a new parameter to in_array() and
array_search() which will set the internal pointer to the first
location of $needle in the $haystack (granted that $needle exists
within the $haystack).

Or should we maybe create two new functions?
bool array_seek_value(&$array, mixed $value [, bool $strict=false]);
bool array_seek_key(&$array, integer/string $key);

-Hannes

Smells like feature creep.

Plus, it's difficult to document. I think it would be the first
function that mutates an argument depending on another argument - it
would also mean that the input array is passed as a reference in case
that new flag is set.

Either way, not a good idea IMO. Especially in case of in_array().

David

Am 15.08.2007 um 16:59 schrieb Hannes Magnusson:

Hi all

Attached* is a patch introducing a new parameter to in_array() and
array_search() which will set the internal pointer to the first
location of $needle in the $haystack (granted that $needle exists
within the $haystack).

This will make it possible to search for a value in an array and then
run prev()/next() on the array to get the next/previous sibling.

I'd like to commit this after 5.2.4 has been released if there are no
objections?

-Hannes

• In case it doesn't come through: http://home.nith.no/~maghan/
  keeppos/<keeppos.patch