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My code is similar to;

function myFunc() {
    $myArry = array();
    $myArry[1]['first'] = "First";
    $myArry[1]['second'] = "Second";
    $myArry[2]['first'] = "First";
    $myArry[2]['second'] = "Second";
    $myArry[3]['first'] = "First";
    $myArry[3]['second'] = "Second";
    echo "before return: ".count($myArry);
    return $myArry;
}

// main code
$returnedArry = array(myFunc());
echo "after return: ".count($returnedArry);

Output:

before return: 3
after return: 1

What is happening here, can someone please explain? Also, what should I be doing?

Thank you.

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closed as too localized by jwbensley, Bill the Lizard♦ Feb 25 '13 at 14:16

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Sorry, please ignore this post, I have asked a Mod to close it, I have a typo in my code so this question is completely invalid –  jwbensley Feb 21 '13 at 15:57

2 Answers 2

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$returnedArry = array(myFunc());

That line of code is putting your array into another array. Since it is the only element in that array the count is 1. What you really want is this:

$returnedArry = myFunc();
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@javano then you did something else wrong. This is the proper way to return the array. –  Sammitch Feb 21 '13 at 15:58
    
Thanks for the input, that explains why that didn't work. Although I was actually referencing a different function in my code, so this question is completely moot. Sorry for the inconvenience! –  jwbensley Feb 21 '13 at 16:00
up vote 1 down vote

You're wrapping the returned $myArry in a new array, and thus it is the single entry in $returnedArry.

    $returnedArray = array(
           array(
              0 => array(
                      'first' => "First",
                      'second' => "Second"
                   ),
              1 => ...
              2 => ...
          )
    )

To produce the results you're looking for:

    $returnedArray = myFunc();

In the future, you can use print_r or var_dump to help show you whats in these arrays.

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Thanks for the input, that explains why that didn't work. Although I was actually referencing a different function in my code, so this question is completely moot. Sorry for the inconvenience! –  jwbensley Feb 21 '13 at 15:58

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