Appending Object Items Into A Session Variable

[JustinK101]

How and what is the best way to keep appending objects to an array that is stored in session? For example:

 

$images = array();
array_push($images, new Image('myimage.png', 350, 434, 45.1);
$_SESSION['images'] = $images;

 

Then after a page refresh simply keep appending new items into the $_SESSION['images'] array. So I was thinking something like:

 

{ AFTER A PAGE REFRESH }

 

// Get the current items/objects in $_SESSION['images'] store them a temporary array, add the new item/object to the temporary array, and set the session $_SESSION['images'] equal to the NEW temporary array. I am not sure if there is a more elegant solution though.

 

Thinking something like:

 

$temp_images = array();
for($i = 0; $i < count($_SESSION['images']); $i++) {
   array_push($temp_image, $_SESSION['images'][i]);
}

array_push($temp_images, new Image('yetanotherimage.png', 343, 232, 454.3);

$_SESSION['images'] = $temp_images;

 

[uniflare]

If you just want to "Add an Item" to the "End" of an array; use the declaration operator:

 

[]

 

eg;

 

$_SESSION['images'][] = new Image('myimage.png', 350, 434, 45.1);

[JustinK101]

uniflare,

 

Close, but getting weird __PHP__Incomplete_Class_Object objects appended to the start of the session array, seems to be one of these incomplete class objects every time I refresh and add a new image object to the array.

 

Array ( [images] => Array ( [0] => __PHP_Incomplete_Class Object ( [__PHP_Incomplete_Class_Name] => Image [filename] => brianwalking.gif [width] => 96 [height] => 96 [size] => 48 ) [1] => __PHP_Incomplete_Class Object ( [__PHP_Incomplete_Class_Name] => Image [filename] => feedme.jpg [width] => 100 [height] => 100 [size] => 4.9 ) [2] => Image Object ( [filename] => hulkpeter.gif [width] => 100 [height] => 100 [size] => 21.2 ) ) ) 

[JustinK101]

So serializing the object fixed my problem, but now the data looks retarded when I do print_r($_SESSION), is that storing the object right in the session?

 

My Serialization Fix

 

$new_image = new Image($my_uploader->file['name'], $my_uploader->file['width'], $my_uploader->file['height'], round(($my_uploader->file['size'] / 1000), 1));
$_SESSION['images'][] = serialize($new_image);

 

Output Of print_r($_SESSION);

 

Array ( [images] => Array ( [0] => O:5:"Image":4:{s:8:"filename";s:16:"brianwalking.gif";s:5:"width";i:96;s:6:"height";i:96;s:4:"size":48;} [1] => O:5:"Image":4:{s:8:"filename";s:10:"feedme.jpg";s:5:"width";i:100;s:6:"height";i:100;s:4:"size":4.9000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625;} [2] => O:5:"Image":4:{s:8:"filename";s:13:"hulkpeter.gif";s:5:"width";i:100;s:6:"height";i:100;s:4:"size":21.199999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875;} ) ) 

 

 

[trq]

You just need to unserialize the data again before you can use it. However, objects placed into the $_SESSION array should automatically be serialized.

 

Are you sure your class definition for the Image object is within scope for all pages accessing the $_SESSION?

[JustinK101]

thorpe,

 

Thanks for the reply. Not sure exactly what is meant by are you sure the class definition for the Imaeg object is within scope, but the serialize() and unserialize() trick appears to have solved the problem, so I assume scope may have not been the issue.