[SOLVED] Passing key pairs into a function

[SiC_Goat]

I'm aware that array is a language construct and not a function, however I'm curious to the extend of the T_DOUBLE_ARROW token [read: =>] and it's usability in user functions. Is it possible to define a function that accepts 'k => v' key pair sets in the same manner of array? I'm trying to avoid having to 'foo ( array ( bar1 => bar2, bar3 => bar4 ) )' every time I want to call this specific function.

[dennismonsewicz]

you could possibly use a foreach loop

 

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php

[kenrbnsn]

Can you give us a hint as to what the function is supposed to look like? Code? If we see what you're trying to do, perhaps we can help you better.

 

Ken

[SiC_Goat]

I want to do something like

 

function demoStub ( KeyPair $pair )
{
foreach ( $pair as $k => $v )
{
	// magic
}
}

demoStub ( "red" => "fish", "blue" => "fish", "one" => "fish", "two" => "fish" );

 

I'm fairly certain at this point that it is impossible to construct such a function as array is a language structure rather than a function type.

[rhodesa]

wrap the word array around your key/pairs like so:

 

<?php
function demoStub ( $pairs )
{
   foreach ( $pairs as $k => $v )
   {
      print "$k: $v<br />";
   }
}

demoStub ( array("red" => "fish", "blue" => "fish", "one" => "fish", "two" => "fish") );
?>

[SiC_Goat]

wrap the word array around your key/pairs like so:

 

That is exactly what I was trying to work around. It just glares at me with dirty eyes

[rhodesa]

why are you trying to avoid it?