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Obayanju Damilare
3,383 PointsWhy $output[$id] = $sort and not $output = $sort
Why do we have to use
$output[$id] = $sort
and not
$output = $sort
when both
$output[$id]
and
$output
are both arrays
1 Answer
Damien Watson
27,419 PointsAre they both arrays? I'm not sure what your variables are set to, but whether they are both arrays or not, the second item below accesses an element of the array, not the whole array:
This is the whole array
$output
This is an element '$id' of the array
$output[$id]