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Old 05-19-2011
merge lines within a file that start with a similar pattern

Hello! i have a text file.. which contains the data as follows
Quote:
int a,b,c
int d
float e,f,g
float h,i
float j
char m,p
char q,r
i want to merge the declarations lines pertaining to one datatype in to a single line as follows
Quote:
int a,b,c,d
float e,f,g,h,i,j
char m,p,q,r
i've searched the forum for help.. but couldn't find much help.. how can i do this??
 

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OPENAL_SOURCE_SET(3)							 1						      OPENAL_SOURCE_SET(3)

openal_source_set - Set source property

SYNOPSIS
bool openal_source_set (resource $source, int $property, mixed $setting) DESCRIPTION
PARAMETERS
o $source - An Open AL(Source) resource (previously created by openal_source_create(3)). o $property - Property to set, one of: AL_BUFFER (OpenAL(Source)), AL_LOOPING (bool), AL_SOURCE_RELATIVE (int), AL_SOURCE_STATE (int), AL_PITCH (float), AL_GAIN (float), AL_MIN_GAIN (float), AL_MAX_GAIN (float), AL_MAX_DISTANCE (float), AL_ROLLOFF_FACTOR (float), AL_CONE_OUTER_GAIN (float), AL_CONE_INNER_ANGLE (float), AL_CONE_OUTER_ANGLE (float), AL_REFERENCE_DISTANCE (float), AL_POSITION (array(float,float,float)), AL_VELOCITY (array(float,float,float)), AL_DIRECTION (array(float,float,float)). o $setting - Value to assign to specified $property. Refer to the description of $property for a description of the value(s) expected. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. SEE ALSO
openal_source_create(3), openal_source_get(3), openal_source_play(3). PHP Documentation Group OPENAL_SOURCE_SET(3)
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