"Classic" array in php

So, I'm starting a new project and working with php for the first time.

I开发者_运维知识库 get that the average definition and functioning of arrays in php is actually pretty much a namevalue combo.

Is there some syntax, API, or other terminology for just a simple list of items?

I.e. inserting something like ['example','example2','example3','example4'] that I can just call based off their index position of the array, without having to go in and modify the syntax to include 0 => 'example', etc...

This is a very shortlived array so im not worried about long term accessibility

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php arrays are simple to use. You can insert into an array like:

$array=array('a','b','c'.....);

Or

$array[]="a";
$array[]="b";
$array[]="c";

or

array_push($array, "a");
array_push($array, "b");
array_push($array, "c");
array_push($array, "d");

and call them by their index values:

$array[0];

this will give you a

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$yourArray = array('a','b','c');

or

$yourArray[] = 'a';
$yourArray[] = 'b';
$yourArray[] = 'c';

will get you an array with integer index values instead of an associative one..

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You still can use array as "classic" arrays in php, just the way you think. For example :

<?php
$array = array("First", "Second", "Third");
echo $array[1];
?>

You can then add different values <?php $array[] = "Forth"; ?> and it will be indexed in the order you specified it.

Notice that you can still use it as an associative array :

<?php
$array["newValue"] = "Fifth";
$array[1] = "ReplaceTheSecond";
$array[10] = "";
?>

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Arrays in PHP can either be based on a key, like 0 or "key" => "value", or values can just be "appended" to the array by using $array[] = 'value'; .

So:

$mine = array();
$mine[] = 'test';
$mine[] = 'test2';
echo $mine[0];

Would produce 'test';

Haven't tested the code.