[PHP-DEV] PHP 4.0 Bug #8953: in_array returning number of 'hits' From: melvyn <email protected>
Date: 01/27/01

From: melvyn <email protected>
Operating system: any
PHP version: 4.0.4pl1
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: in_array returning number of 'hits'

I'd like to see in_array returning the number of values matching, instead of just true/false.

IMHO, it would not create any backwards compatibility problems, since 0 equals false anyway and > 0 equals true.

It would make constructing dual-parameter descisions much easier.

For example - a bounce script, where "bounce_count / day" > 6 AND "bounces /week" = 5.

This is very hard to do now, but with in_array returning the number of hits, it takes out at least 2 loops and a seperate "counts" array.

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