"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

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

$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..

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] = "";
?>

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.