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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.array-merge">
<refnamediv>
<refname>array_merge</refname>
<refpurpose>Merge one or more arrays</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>array</type><methodname>array_merge</methodname>
<methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>array1</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>array</type><parameter>array2</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>array</type><parameter>...</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>array_merge</function> merges the elements of one or
more arrays together so that the values of one are appended to
the end of the previous one. It returns the resulting array.
</para>
<para>
If the input arrays have the same string keys, then the later value for
that key will overwrite the previous one. If, however, the arrays
contain numeric keys, the later value will <emphasis
role="strong">not</emphasis> overwrite the original value, but will be
appended.
</para>
<para>
If only one array is given and the array is numerically indexed, the
keys get reindexed in a continuous way.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title><function>array_merge</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$array1 = array("color" => "red", 2, 4);
$array2 = array("a", "b", "color" => "green", "shape" => "trapezoid", 4);
$result = array_merge($array1, $array2);
print_r($result);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[color] => green
[0] => 2
[1] => 4
[2] => a
[3] => b
[shape] => trapezoid
[4] => 4
)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>Simple <function>array_merge</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$array1 = array();
$array2 = array(1 => "data");
$result = array_merge($array1, $array2);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
Don't forget that numeric keys will be renumbered!
</para>
<screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[0] => data
)
]]>
</screen>
<para>
If you want to completely preserve the arrays and just want to append
them to each other, use the <literal>+</literal> operator:
</para>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$array1 = array();
$array2 = array(1 => "data");
$result = $array1 + $array2;
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
The numeric key will be preserved and thus the association remains.
</para>
<screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[1] => data
)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
<warning>
<para>
The behavior of <function>array_merge</function> was modified in PHP 5. Unlike PHP 4, <function>array_merge</function>
now only accepts parameters of type <type>array</type>. However, you can use typecasting
to merge other types. See the example below for details.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title><function>array_merge</function> PHP 5 example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$beginning = 'foo';
$end = array(1 => 'bar');
$result = array_merge((array)$beginning, (array)$end);
print_r($result);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[0] => foo
[1] => bar
)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</warning>
<para>
See also <function>array_merge_recursive</function>,
<function>array_combine</function> and
<link linkend="language.operators.array">array operators</link>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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