Arrays
Array manipulation in Zephir provides a way to use PHP array. An array is an implementation of a hash table.
Declaring Array Variables
Array variables can be declared using the keywords ‘var’ or ‘array’:
var a = []; // array variable, its type can be changed
array b = []; // array variable, its type cannot be changed across execution
Creating Arrays
An array is created by enclosing its elements in square brackets:
Creating an empty array
let elements = [];
Creating an array with elements
let elements = [1, 3, 4];
Creating an array with elements of different types
let elements = ["first", 2, true];
A multidimensional array
let elements = [[0, 1], [4, 5], [2, 3]];
As PHP, hashes or dictionaries are supported:
Creating a hash with string keys
let elements = ["foo": "bar", "bar": "foo"];
Creating a hash with numeric keys
let elements = [4: "bar", 8: "foo"];
Creating a hash with mixed string and numeric keys
let elements = [4: "bar", "foo": 8];
Updating arrays
Arrays are updated in the same way as PHP, using square brackets:
Updating an array with a string key
let elements["foo"] = "bar";
Updating an array with a numeric key
let elements[0] = "bar";
Updating multi-dimensional array
let elements[0]["foo"] = "bar";
let elements["foo"][0] = "bar";
Appending elements
Elements can be appended at the end of the array as follows:
Append an element to the array
let elements[] = "bar";
Reading elements from arrays
It is possible to read array elements as follows:
Getting an element using the string key foo
let foo = elements["foo"];
Getting an element using the numeric key 0
let foo = elements[0];