[SOLVED] Array question

[Dizzee15]

Here's the question :

$whatever = array(10, 20);
$whatever2 = array(30, 40);
$number = array($whatever, $whatever2);
shuffle($number);

Now if $number[0] is $whatever I want $number[0] to be 10. How to do it ? Should it be like that $number[0][1] ?

I hope you understand my question  .

[Dizzee15]

Here's the question :

$whatever = array(10, 20);
$whatever2 = array(30, 40);
$number = array($whatever, $whatever2);
shuffle($number);

Now if $number[0] is $whatever I want $number[0] to be 10. How to do it ? Should it be like that $number[0][1] ?

I hope you understand my question  .

EDIT. Not $number[0][1], but $number[0][0] i wanted to say  .

[kickstart]

Hi

 

Maybe $number = array(list($whatever), list($whatever2));

 

All the best

 

Keith

[Dizzee15]

Hi

 

Maybe $number = array(list($whatever), list($whatever2));

 

All the best

 

Keith

Something is wrong about "$number = array(list($whatever), list($whatever2));" it prints error - "unexpected ',', expecting '='.

[waterssaz]

What exactly are you trying to achieve with this line of code??

$number = array($whatever, $whatever2);

[Dizzee15]

What exactly are you trying to achieve with this line of code??

$number = array($whatever, $whatever2);

I am trying to achieve one number from "$whatever" or "$whatever2" !

[premiso]

array_rand Is that what you are after?

[Dizzee15]

array_rand Is that what you are after?

Probalbe not, I don't know what it does. Perhaps you don't understand my question. After "$number" shuffles, what do I need to type if I need to get one number - 10 or 20 from "$whatever", or 30 or 40 from "$whatever2" it doesn't matter.

[premiso]

You could read the manual on it to find out.

 

<?php
$whatever = array(10, 20);
$whatever2 = array(30, 40);
$number = array_merge($whatever, $whatever2);

$randomKey = array_rand($number);

echo $number[$randomKey];
?>

 

As far as I can tell, that is what you are ultimately after.

[kickstart]

 

Something is wrong about "$number = array(list($whatever), list($whatever2));" it prints error - "unexpected ',', expecting '='.

 

My mistake. Try $number = array_merge($whatever, $whatever2);

 

That should give you a single array to shuffle (although the keys might be a bit screwey if you are relying on them).

 

All the best

 

Keith

[Dizzee15]

 

Something is wrong about "$number = array(list($whatever), list($whatever2));" it prints error - "unexpected ',', expecting '='.

 

My mistake. Try $number = array_merge($whatever, $whatever2);

 

That should give you a single array to shuffle (although the keys might be a bit screwey if you are relying on them).

 

All the best

 

Keith

But if I want only 10 or 30, not 20 and 40 ? Is there any way like this?

[premiso]

What exactly are you trying to do?

 

Why are you not group the numbers in the proper arrays?

[Dizzee15]

What exactly are you trying to do?

 

Why are you not group the numbers in the proper arrays?

Because there's no other way. The thing I want to do is hard to explain. So, is there any way like this ???

[premiso]

<?php
$whatever = array(10, 20);
$whatever2 = array(30, 40);
$number = array_merge($whatever, $whatever2);
$tenKey = array_search(10, $number);
$thirtyKey = array_search(30, $number);

echo "The 10 is at {$tenkey} and returns {$number[$tenKey]}<br />The 30 is at {$thirtyKey} and returns {$number[$tenkey]}";
?>

 

Without more information, that is what I gather that you want to return. But I am just guessing here as I cannot fully see what you are trying to do.

[kickstart]

But if I want only 10 or 30, not 20 and 40 ? Is there any way like this?

 

My understanding was that you had 2 arrays of values, and you wanted a single random value from one or other of those 2 arrays. If so the code I gave you is to merge the 2 arrays into 1 so that you can shuffle that single array.

 

All the best

 

Keith

[Dizzee15]

As I can see none of you understands my question. Okay, here's full script :

$number = array(10, 20);
$number2 = array(30, 40);
$number3 = array(50, 60);

$numbers = array( "$number", "$number2", "$number3");
shuffle($numbers);

$number4 = 25;

if ($number4 >= $??????1) { // '$??????1' = 10 or 30 or 50
  $result = $number4 - $??????1;
  $result2 = $number4 - $??????2; // '$??????2' = 20 or 40 or 60 
} else {
while ($number4 < $1??????) {
	shuffle($numbers);
}
$result = $number4 - $??????1;
$result2 = $number4 - $??????2;
}

Now u get it ????? I don't know other way how to explain.

[premiso]

Well, I am still very confused. Why have multiple arrays like that? Why shuffle like you are shuffleing ???

 

How about this, given the code you posted above, what do you expect $result and $result2 to be after it has ran....

 

EDIT:

Not sure if this is what you want, but maybe it is:

 

<?php
$numbers = array(10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60);

$number = 25;

$rounded = ($number / 10);

$nearest = ($number - $rounded);

$key = array_search($nearest);

echo "The nearest to {$number} is {$nearest} which returned a key of {$key} which is the value {$numbers[$key]}.";
?>

[sasa]

try

$number = array(10, 20);
$number2 = array(30, 40);
$number3 = array(50, 60);

$numbers = array( $number, $number2, $number3);
shuffle($numbers);

$number4 = 25;

//if ($number4 >= $??????1) { // '$??????1' = 10 or 30 or 50
//  $result = $number4 - $??????1;
//  $result2 = $number4 - $??????2; // '$??????2' = 20 or 40 or 60 
//} else {
while ($number4 < $numbers[0][0]) {
	shuffle($numbers);
}
$result = $number4 - $numbers[0][0];
$result2 = $number4 - $numbers[0][1];
//}

when you setup array $numbers remove quotes

[Dizzee15]

try

$number = array(10, 20);
$number2 = array(30, 40);
$number3 = array(50, 60);

$numbers = array( $number, $number2, $number3);
shuffle($numbers);

$number4 = 25;

//if ($number4 >= $??????1) { // '$??????1' = 10 or 30 or 50
//  $result = $number4 - $??????1;
//  $result2 = $number4 - $??????2; // '$??????2' = 20 or 40 or 60 
//} else {
while ($number4 < $numbers[0][0]) {
	shuffle($numbers);
}
$result = $number4 - $numbers[0][0];
$result2 = $number4 - $numbers[0][1];
//}

when you setup array $numbers remove quotes

GODLIKE ! THANK YOU ! It works like I wanted to !