Can I do this??

[shachi]

Hello all,
Can anyone tell me if I can read a file into an array with the file() function as key and value??

Let me demonstrate:

My file looks something like this:



test1|test2
test3|test4
test4|test5


Now I want it to be read as:



$f['test1'] = test2
$f['test3'] = test4
$f['test5'] = test6


Instead of:



$f[0] = test1|test2
$f[2] = test3|test4
$f[3] = test5|test6


Any ideas??

[blm126]

Do you have to have the file exactly like that. If not take a look at parse_ini_file (http://us2.php.net/parseinifile).
Also note file() will NOT return


$f[0] = test1|test2
$f[2] = test3|test4
$f[3] = test5|test6

it will return


$f[0] = test1|test2\n
$f[2] = test3|test4\n
$f[3] = test5|test6\n

[Twey]

$f[0] = test1|test2\n
$f[2] = test3|test4\n
$f[3] = test5|test6\nIt won't return that, either. It'll return:
$f[0] = "test1|test2\n";
$f[1] = "test3|test4\n";
$f[2] = "test5|test6\n"; :)
$lines = file($filename);
$config = array();
for($i = 0; $i < count($lines); ++$i)
$config[
substr($lines[$i], 0, strpos($lines[$i], '|'))
] =
substr($lines[$i], strpos($lines[$i], '|') + 1, -1); // -2 for a Windows host

[shachi]

blm126: I don't think I was searching for something like that. I needed the value before the pipe character to be the key and the second after the pipe character to be the value of that array. Thank you for pointing out my mistake.:)

Twey: Will it exactly read as the following??



$lines['test1'] = 'test2';


for a file which is:



test1|test2

[Twey]

Should do, yep.

[shachi]

Oh thanks Twey!!!

[blm126]

blm126: I don't think I was searching for something like that. I needed the value before the pipe character to be the key and the second after the pipe character to be the value of that array.

Parse_ini_file is almost what you want, I think. If you have to use the pipe for the separator it will not work. However, if you can change | to = parse_ini_file is perfect. Take a look at this
data.ini


test = test2
test3 = test4

test.php


print_r(parse_ini_file('data.ini'));

will output


Array
(
[test] => test2
[test3] => test4
)

I think. I didn't test it(not testing is normally followed by someone proving me wrong, and me looking like an idiot.)

[shachi]

blm126: Yes it is almost what I need but not exactly what I need. I can't change the | to = as I have several places to change if I do so, but I think that now that I know it I may use parse_ini_file() for these purposes.

Thanks blm126 for helping me with it(and teaching me how to use a new PHP function).

[shachi]

Twey, this is how I must use the function isn't it??



<?php
function newfile($filename){
$lines = file($filename);
$config = array();
for($i = 0; $i < count($lines); ++$i)
$config[substr($lines[$i], 0, strpos($lines[$i], '|'))] = substr($lines[$i], strpos($lines[$i], '|') + 1, -1); // -2 for a Windows host
}
print_r(newfile('newfile.txt'));
?>


or it is something else?? Well if it is this way then why isn't this showing anything??

[Twey]

Because you put it in a function. If you want to do that, add "return $config;" at the end of the function.

[shachi]

Oh, ok let me try that. Thanks.

[shachi]

Oh, yes it worked ... Thanks again Twey.:D

By the way if the file is separated by , then do I just replace the | with , ??

[Twey]

That's right.