How to assign a value to a single array element?

Saturday 30 December 2006 3:21:04 am

The following code shows, how I tried to modify single elements of an array and the result.

{def $myarray=array(5,7,9)}
myarray = {$myarray[0]}, {$myarray[1]}, {$myarray[2]}<br>
or: {$myarray.0}, {$myarray.1}, {$myarray.2}<br>
loop display:<br>
{foreach $myarray as $ma}
  myarray-element: {$ma}<br>
{/foreach}
{set $myarray.0=20}  {* WHY DOESNT IT WORK?*}
now the array is destroyed<br>
myarray = {$myarray[0]}, {$myarray[1]}, {$myarray[2]}<br>
{foreach $myarray as $ma}
  myarray-element: {$ma}<br>
{/foreach}
{* result not better using an associative array*}
{def $myassocarray=hash('first', 'a',
			'second', 'b',
			'third', 'c')}

myassocarray = {$myassocarray.first}, {$myassocarray.second}, {$myassocarray.third}<br>
myassocarray(alt) = {$myassocarray[first]}, {$myassocarray[second]}, {$myassocarray[third]}<br>
{set $myassocarray.first='x'}

myassocarray(changed) = {$myassocarray.first}, {$myassocarray.second}, {$myassocarray.third}

The result was:

myarray = 5, 7, 9
or: 5, 7, 9
loop display:
myarray-element: 5
myarray-element: 7
myarray-element: 9

now the array is destroyed
myarray = , , 
myassocarray = a, b, c
myassocarray(alt) = a, b, c
myassocarray(changed) = , , 

Tuesday 02 January 2007 10:14:10 pm

interesting, it might take a person a long time to clearly see that end. that's worth documenting more clearly.

//kracker

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Wednesday 24 January 2007 5:34:25 pm

http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/3_8/reference/template_operators/arrays/insert