Re: How to test that an array is 'indexed' vs 'associative'

On Sat, 31 May 2008 07:01:07 -0700 (PDT), jpedrobarbosa@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

my opinion is dont check it. just retreve the values with
"array_values"

I wish it was that easy but associative arrays are like 'hash tables' so the
values will not be in the proper order.

Daniel Klein
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
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