Quick question on mulitdemensional arrays

[Neffman]

Ok so first off im a coding noob!!! But heres what i have right now.

 

function fillCharData($url)
{
$charData = simplexml_load_file($url); 
$tempCharArray = array(0,1,2,3,4,5);
$tempCharArray[0] = $charData->name;
$tempCharArray[1] = $class_name[(int)$charData->classid];
$tempCharArray[2] = $charData->exp;
$tempCharArray[2] = (int)$tempCharArray[2];
$tempCharArray[3] = $charLvl->level;
$tempCharArray[4] = $charData->mqpasses;
$tempCharArray[5] = $charData->mqattempts;
}

 

Except i want to bypass this temp array and just go straight into a multiarray. So my thoughts are

 

$charArray[$i][0] = $charData->name;
$charArray[i][1] = $class_name[(int)$charData->classid];
blah
blah
$i = $i +1;

 

So i guess my question is, is that how i do it? I dont know php very well. What i have learned is in C++ and im just trying to carry it over.

 

Also is there an easier way to increment? $i++; ?

 

Also i am using this to write it on a png using gd librarys. But im wondering how to create transparency? Any special way?

 

Thanks again for looking this over.

Thanks for looking this over and ill have more help for you guys later.

[Catfish]

looks pretty good what you said. $i++ will increment. I think PHP is very similar syntax wise to C++ so you shouldn't take long to be used to it.

 

i have no idea about PNG transparency though. never looked into any of that.