Searching an array with class objects?

[matbli]

Hi,

Trying to learn PHP. Need some help with arrays.

Trying to make an array with class objects that I can search.

<?php

class Name
{
var $FirstName, $SecondName;

function __construct($FirstName, $SecondName)
{
$this->FirstName = $FirstName;
$this->SecondName = $SecondName;
}

}

$TheNames=array(Name);


$TheNames[]=new Name("FirstName1","SecondName1");
$TheNames[]=new Name("FirstName2","SecondName2");
$TheNames[]=new Name("FirstName3","SecondName3");
$TheNames[]=new Name("FirstName4","SecondName4");
$TheNames[]=new Name("FirstName5","SecondName5");
$TheNames[]=new Name("FirstName6","SecondName6");
$TheNames[]=new Name("FirstName7","SecondName7");

print_r($TheNames); // So far so good !!!!

$key = array_search("FirstName5", ??????????? // But her I want to search for a specific object in the array, but I dont know how to....

echo "The key".$key


?>

Maby is it not possible to do this with array_search()!?


Any help apprecierad

/Mats

 

[feherke]

Hi

Maby is it not possible to do this with array_search()!?

You will have to use a function which uses a callback function for matching, like [tt]array_walk()[/tt].

But as soon as you try to beautify it, you will realize that is better write your own [tt]foreach[/tt] loop.


Feherke.

http://free.rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[jpadie]

searching inside objects and arrays is uncomfortable in php.
I would be tempted to write a search method for the Name class.

public function search ($needle){
  return in_array($needle,get_object_vars($this));
}

this is overly simplistic as it assumes a flat array.