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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Building a Collection Shopping List Method

Alvin Hue
Alvin Hue
4,496 Points
Posted by Alvin Hue
Alvin Hue
4,496 Points

Don't get what it means?

Don't quite understand what the code below is actually doing, I don't see any "amount" and "measure" in the output.

$ingredients[$ing["item"]] = array( $ing["amount"], $ing["measure"] );

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

Here's a demo so you can see where the values come from and where they end up:

<?php
$ingredients = [];

//each iteration of the loops, assigns a ingredient to $ing.
//The following simulates one iteration through the loop. An associated array is assigned to $ing
$ing = [
    'item'=>"chocolate",
    'amount'=>'2',
    'measure'=>'cups'
    ];
//the values of ing are used to create an entry in the ingredients array.
$ingredients[$ing["item"]] = array( $ing["amount"], $ing["measure"] );

var_dump($ingredients);

produces:

array(1) {
  ["chocolate"]=>
  array(2) {
    [0]=>
    string(1) "2"
    [1]=>
    string(4) "cups"
  }
}