About array keys and numerical indexes 1

[kaptlid]

I am aware of the fact that a numerical index on an array starts from the number zero. Is it possible for it to start from the number one? I did not notice any functions in the php manual for this.

Thanks,

 

[Kozusnik]

Short answer...No. Next answer, have your program skip [0] and start at 1 when building the array. I have rarely found it necessary to do that. I usually just iterate using -1 if need be.

Mark

 

[kaptlid]

how do you skip zero? I am confused.

 

[BeRtjh]

make an if statement,

for ($i = 1, $i < $total, $i++){
echo $array($i);
}

Grtz Bertjh

 

[jpadie]

BeRtjh's statement will not work for creating the array, and for accessing the element you need to swap the round brackets for square ones in the echo line.

to create a 1-based array

$array[1] = 'sometext';
$array[] = 'sometext2';
$array[] = 'sometext3';
print_r ($sometext);

i.e. the implicit array element creation of $array[] just increments the highest numeric array key. if you have forced the start on a 1 rather than a zero then that's all you need to do.
if you are building your array dynamically from, say, a mysql query try this kind of thing

$queryresults[0]=null;
while ($row = mysql_query("some query") {
  $queryresults[] = $row;
}
unset($queryresults[0]);