Array Combine in PHP 4
Coding for PHP 4 is like coding for Internet Explorer 6. You hate it but some people still use it. There are also some things that just don't work.
Anyway, array_combine is one function that isn't available in PHP 4 but available in PHP 5.
But since I do need my code to be PHP 4 compatible, I needed to emulate it. Luckily, I did not need to peruse a lot of web pages as I got what I was looking for here.
function array_combine($array1, $array2)
{
while ($key = each($array1) AND $value = each($array2))
{
$options[$key['value']] = $value['value'];
}
return $options;
}
A simple usage sample should be exactly how you use array_combine
<?php
$a = array('green', 'red', 'yellow');
$b = array('avocado', 'apple', 'banana');
$c = array_combine($a, $b);
print_r($c);
?>
Array
(
[green] => avocado
[red] => apple
[yellow] => banana
)
It can't get any sweeter than that.
Categories: How To, Web Development
Tags: php
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