Array Push Assoc

Array Push Assoc

Ever needed to push an item onto an array using associative keys? Well your prayers are answered here with this array_push_assoc() function. You simply need to specify the array and the key and value pair. Care should be taken if the key already exists in the array, it will be over written.


<?php/*** an array of attributes about a dog ***/$array = array('animal'=>'dog', 'name'=>'Offenbach', 'owner'=>'Mr Smith');
/*** add the dogs favourite food to the array ***/$array = array_push_assoc($array, 'food', 'postmans leg');
/*** print the array ***/print_r($array);
/**
 * @Push and element onto the end of an array with associative key
 *
 * @param array $array
 *
 * @string $key
 *
 * @mixed $value
 *
 * @return array
 *
 */function array_push_assoc($array, $key, $value){
 $array[$key] = $value;
 return $array;
}
?>

This will return the following results

Array
(
   [animal] => dog
   [name] => Offenbach
   [owner] => Mr Smith
   [food] => postmans leg
)