make array item by indexed with a text

[vkrisz81]

Hello!

here is an example:

1 if $lineparts[1]="logfile" or $lineparts[1]="1stnames" or $lineparts[1]="2ndnames" or $lineparts[1]="mailservers" or $lineparts[1]="fullnames" Then

2 $filelist[$lineparts[1]]["name"]=$lineparts[2]

3 $filelist[$lineparts[1]]["object"]=f($lineparts[2],$lineparts[3])

4 ConsoleWrite($filelist[$lineparts[1]]["name"]&@LF)

5 ConsoleWrite($lineparts[2]&@LF)

6 EndIf

so, the program found the text "logfile"

the 4 row write out me 2 instead of logfile.txt, but the next row looks the string, writeout logfile.txt

i wanna know, why cant put into ["name"] index this text?? why???????

i can directly use text indexed array items. now why doesnt work it?

thank you!

[water]

You can't access an array element by name, only by index.

What you are looking for are "associative arrays". Search the forum for this term and you will find a lot of examples ().

[vkrisz81]

I FOUND THAT AFTER row 2 the text indexed arra item has the text, but after row 3 that value sets to number.. is it normal?? i dont think so.

[vkrisz81]

i can use the formula, $arraynam['indexname']

it add me back correct value, like after row2 with an inserted consolewrite. it writes out the correct value, after f function it changes.

You can't access an array element by name, only by index.

What you are looking for are "associative arrays". Search the forum for this term and you will find a lot of examples ().

[vkrisz81]

ok now i can see, i can set 1 text called item, but after i get another text called item, last has been rewriten

i sry that this is not work standardly, the other way too complicated instead of $arrayname["index1"]["item2"]

thanks

[vkrisz81]

how can i make subarray to associated array?

[water]

Did you have a look at the link I specified in post #2?

[vkrisz81]

yes, i saw that but i choose another way, i use number indexed array, i think that is too complicate to use! elegant, but complicated for me in use. i will use it later! thanks

[MilesAhead]

This makes it a lot simpler

For the most common case where you want case insensitive keys just call

$myAssocArray = _AssocArray()
; then test succeeded by $myAssocArray <> 0
If $mAssocArray then
  ; do stuff with the array
EndIf

If you are done with the array long before the program ends you can free memory by

calling _AssocArrayDestroy($myAssocArray)

For some reason editing this post I cannot leave an underlined link named Dictionary Object. But if I could, it would be here:

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x4k5wbx4(v=vs.84).aspx

Edited November 4, 2012 by MilesAhead