PHP5 Fill an array with test data.

[iseekagain]

Hi Everyone,

Need some help to create an array of values ranging from "a" to "zzzzz" but have no idea where to start or look for guidance on this .

Ideally multidimensional array under 1 letter, 2 letters, 3 letters, 4 letters and finally 5 letters.

Can someone point me in the right direction ?

Thanks in advance.

[arp]

If I understand you correctly, this should work fine..

PHP Code:


$alphabet = range('a', 'z');
$array = array();

for ( $i = 1; $i < 6; $i++ ) {
    foreach( $alphabet as $item ) {
        $array[$i][$item] = str_repeat( $item, $i );
    }
}

# show debug ouptut
print_r ( $array ); 


which outputs

Array
(
    [1] => Array
        (
            [a] => a
            [b] => b
            [c] => c
            [d] => d
.....
    [2] => Array
        (
            [a] => aa
            [b] => bb
            [c] => cc
            [d] => dd
            [e] => ee
            [f] => ff
            [g] => gg
            [h] => hh
            [i] => ii
            [j] => jj
            [k] => kk
            [l] => ll
            [m] => mm
            [n] => nn
            [o] => oo
....

[Qzey]

or you can use this method -> http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-fill.php

[sjau]

I know I'm a bit late, but I like this function to display arrays:

function displayArray($aArray)
{
    if (is_array($aArray) && (count($aArray) > 0))
    {
        print("<table border=1>");
        print("<tr><th>Key</th><th>Value</th></tr>");
            foreach ($aArray as $aKey => $aValue)
            {
                print("<tr>");
                if (!is_array($aValue))
                {
                    if (empty($aValue))
                    {
                        print("<td>$aKey</td><td><i>$aValue</i></td>");
                    } else {
                        print("<td>$aKey</td><td>$aValue</td>");
                    }
                } else {
                    print("<td>$aKey(array)</td><td>");
                    displayArray($aValue);
                    print("</td>");
                }
                print("</tr>");
            }
        print("</table>");
    } else {
        print("<i>empty or invalid</i>");
    }
}