getting combinations of array index or elements

[blazing_bruce]

Hello all,
i have an array named $checked;

$checked[0] = 1;
$checked[1] = 3;
$checked[2] = 4;
$checked[3] = 6;
$checked[4] = 7;


i want to make combinations like
array index
0 1 2 3 means $checked[0]; $checked[1]; $checked[2]; $checked[3];
0 1 2 4
0 1 3 4
0 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
. . . .

like this manner. it should find all the possible combinations.

here i said the sizeof array is five. but it may be 7 , 8 or 3 . if the size of array is 'n' then i want combinations in size of 'n-1' .

is it possible? please help me.

Thank you,

[blazing_bruce]

if you know the outline of an algorithm, then you are welcome. please help me.

[blazing_bruce]

i writtened an algorithm for it myself :)

$checked[0] = 1;
$checked[1] = 3;
$checked[2] = 4;
$checked[3] = 6;
$checked[4] = 7;

if you want to get all posiblities of array elements (with out repeating)
like this
0 1 2 4
0 1 2 3
0 1 3 4
0 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

PHP code follows
[code]for($n=0;$n<=$total_checked;$n++)
        {
        unset($new);
        $j=0;
        //echo("N=$n<br>");
        $value = $total_checked-$n;
        //echo("value = $value<br>");
            for($b=0;$b<$total_checked;$b++)
            {
            if($b==$value)
            {
        //    echo("Entered condition");
        $notaccepted = $checked[$b];
            continue;
            }
            $new[$j]=$checked[$b];
            echo($j);
//Change here if you want that combination of array values echo("$new[$j]");
            $j++;
            }
            if($n==0)
            {
            continue;
            }
        //    print_r($new);
            echo("<BR>");
            
        }    [/code]

Thank you,
Karthi keyan