PHP.Arrays.in.PHP.7

Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data. This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the data is entered into an array. You’ll see how PHP 7 try/catch modules are used to capture exceptions and errors that may be caused by invalid data. The code examples demonstrate common real-world scenarios. Moreover, examples of every PHP 7 array function (over 75) are demonstrated. The appendix provides a two-dimensional array case study on the logical design of a checkers game. PHP Arrays answers the following questions: Why do we need arrays? When do we need to use arrays? Are arrays efficient? Can arrays reduce coding time? When do you use multi-dimensional and associative arrays? What is an object array? What You'll Learn Handle array data from an HTML form Manage array data from a text file Deal with array data from a MySQL database Who This Book Is For Experienced PHP programmers or web developers using PHP. Table of Contents Chapter 1: PHP 7 Basics Chapter 2: Simple Arrays Chapter 3: Multidimensional Arrays Chapter 4: Associative and Object Arrays Chapter 5: PHP Functions—Changing, Splitting, Slicing, and Sorting Arrays Chapter 6: PHP Functions—Comparing and Merging Arrays Chapter 7: PHP Functions—Searching, Traversing, and Displaying Arrays