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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Parameter Problem With an Array Variable Post 302232434 by Ikon on Thursday 4th of September 2008 12:11:56 PM
Old 09-04-2008
Cleaning up to make eaiser to read:

test
Code:
array1=()
echo 'elements in array1:' ${#array1[@]}

~/bin/test2 $array1

test2
Code:
#!/bin/sh

array2=${1}
echo 'elements in array2:' ${#array2[@]}

When I run test:

Code:
rrdhcp78-120:test_data msb65$ ~/bin/test
elements in array1: 0
elements in array2: 1

Why is it that "array1" initially has 0 elements, but when I export the variable to test2, assign it to variable "array2", it then has 1 element?
 

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ARRAY_DIFF_ASSOC(3)							 1						       ARRAY_DIFF_ASSOC(3)

array_diff_assoc - Computes the difference of arrays with additional index check

SYNOPSIS
array array_diff_assoc (array $array1, array $array2, [array $...]) DESCRIPTION
Compares $array1 against $array2 and returns the difference. Unlike array_diff(3) the array keys are also used in the comparison. PARAMETERS
o $array1 - The array to compare from o $array2 - An array to compare against o $... - More arrays to compare against RETURN VALUES
Returns an array containing all the values from $array1 that are not present in any of the other arrays. EXAMPLES
Example #1 array_diff_assoc(3) example In this example you see the "a" => "green" pair is present in both arrays and thus it is not in the output from the function. Unlike this, the pair 0 => "red" is in the output because in the second argument "red" has key which is 1. <?php $array1 = array("a" => "green", "b" => "brown", "c" => "blue", "red"); $array2 = array("a" => "green", "yellow", "red"); $result = array_diff_assoc($array1, $array2); print_r($result); ?> The above example will output: Array ( [b] => brown [c] => blue [0] => red ) Example #2 array_diff_assoc(3) example Two values from key => value pairs are considered equal only if (string) $elem1 === (string) $elem2 . In other words a strict check takes place so the string representations must be the same. <?php $array1 = array(0, 1, 2); $array2 = array("00", "01", "2"); $result = array_diff_assoc($array1, $array2); print_r($result); ?> The above example will output: Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 1 ) NOTES
Note This function only checks one dimension of a n-dimensional array. Of course you can check deeper dimensions by using, for example, array_diff_assoc($array1[0], $array2[0]);. Note Ensure you pass arguments in the correct order when comparing similar arrays with more keys. The new array should be the first in the list. SEE ALSO
array_diff(3), array_diff_uassoc(3), array_udiff_assoc(3), array_udiff_uassoc(3), array_intersect(3), array_intersect_assoc(3). PHP Documentation Group ARRAY_DIFF_ASSOC(3)
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