umm... That is what is going to happen when you follow your example. I think you are mistaken in what you are expecting...
This line: $a = array_keys($GLOBALS); will give you an array of values that match the keys of the $GLOBALS array it won't copy the arrays. Try this. <PRE> <?php $a = array_keys($GLOBALS); foreach($a AS $key => $value) { echo $key."=>(".$value.")\n"; } ?> Jim Lucas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Beaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jim Lucas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Leif K-Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: Globals > Hi Jim, > > The code you posted is correct, I never contested that. Read carefully. > > <?php > function not_super() > { > var_dump(isset($GLOBALS['GLOBALS'])); > $a = array_keys($GLOBALS); > > var_dump(isset($a['GLOBALS'])); > } > not_super(); > ?> > > run this code, don't read it, you will see output of bool(false), > bool(false) > > However, the following code works as expected! > > <?php > function not_super() > { > return array_keys($GLOBALS); > } > var_dump(not_super(), array_keys($GLOBALS)); > ?> > > GLOBALS will be present in both arrays. > > Very odd behavior. > > Greg > > > Jim Lucas wrote: > > >actually, it does work and it does exist. > > > >Try using print_r() or > > > >print_r(array_keys($GLOBALS)); > > > > > >and you will see an entry for GLOBALS > > > >mine is located at #13 > > > >Jim Lucas > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Greg Beaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Leif K-Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:45 PM > >Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: Globals > > > > > > > > > >>Try this code: > >> > >><?php > >>function blah() { > >> var_dump($GLOBALS['GLOBALS']); > >> > >>} > >> > >>blah(); > >>?> > >> > >>It appears that in a function scope, it doesn't. This is definitely a > >>bug, I'll post it if it hasn't already been noticed. > >> > >>Greg > >> > >>Leif K-Brooks wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Greg Beaver wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>$GLOBALS does not contain a reference to itself > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Yes it does. I just ran the following, and I got "Greg is wrong." > >>> > >>><?php > >>>$foo = 'Greg is wrong.'; > >>>echo $GLOBALS['GLOBALS']['GLOBALS']['GLOBALS']['foo']; > >>>?> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php