Question

How can I add a variable to an array? Let say I have variable named $new_values:

$new_values=",543,432,888"

And now I would like to add $new_values to function. I tried in that way:

phpfunction1(array(114,763 .$new_values. ), $test);

but I got an error Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting ')'

How my code should look if I would like to have array(114,763,543,432,888)?

Answer 1

$new_values=",543,432,888";

should be converted to an array:

$new_values= explode(',', "543,432,888");

and merged to existing values with:

array_merge(array(114,763), $new_values);

Whole code should looks like:

$new_values = explode(',', "543,432,888");
$values = array(114,763);
$values = array_merge($values, $new_values);
phpfunction1($values, $test);

If you pass to explode a string that is starting with , you will get first empty element, so avoid it.