Initializing an Array to a Range of Integers

You want to assign a series of consecutive integers to an array.

Use range($start, $stop):

$card = range(1, 52);

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$card = range(1, 52);
echo "<p><b>Display a deck of card</b></p>";
for ($i = 0; $i<=count($card); $i++)
	echo "$card[$i] ";

// For increments other than 1
function pc_array_range($start, $stop, $step) {
	$array = array();
	for ($i = $start; $i<=$stop; $i += $step) {
		$array[] = $i;
	}
	return $array;
}
// For odd numbers
$odd = pc_array_range(1, 52, 2);
echo "<p><b>Display odd numbers in a deck of card</b></p>";
// Use foreach to display
foreach ($odd as $value)
	echo "$value ";

// For even numbers
$even = pc_array_range(2, 52, 2);
echo "<p><b>Display even numbers in a deck of card</b></p>";
// Use foreach to display
foreach ($even as $value)
	echo "$value ";

// In PHP 5, just pass an increment to range() as a 3rd argument
$odd = range(1, 52, 2);
$even = range(2, 52, 2);
echo "<p><b>Display odd and even numbers in a deck of card using range() for PHP 5.</b></p>";
for ($i = 0; $i<count($even); $i++) {
	echo "$odd[$i] $even[$i]<br />";
}
?>
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Arrays | What is an array? | Creating Arrays | Iterating | Not Beginning at 0 | Initializing to a Range | Modifying | Removing Elements | Removing Duplicate | Changing Size | Key in an Array | Element in an Array | Position of a Value | Largest or Smallest Element | Reversing | Randomizing
© 2008: Hann So
email: hso@voyager.deanza.edu