PHP code help

[geekbot]

I have something that works so just for my curiosity/annoyance...Why does the first work but not the others?

This works:
               foreach ($arrFiles as $row) {
                       $firstRow = $row['name'];
                       break;
               }
This doesn't:
               $row = each($arrFiles);
               $firstRow = $row['name'];
This doesn't:
               $row = array_split($arrFiles, 0, 1);
               $firstRow = $row['name'];

The error is: Undefined index: name
Which tells me the array pair key is not there anymore?

The array is generated by:

while (($file = readdir($dir)) !== false) {
    if ( preg_match( "/$fileName\\.[0-9]{10,}/", "$file"  ) == 1 ) {
        $time = filemtime(HISTORY_PATH.$file);
        $arrayRows["$time"] = array( 'name'=>$file,
                                     'size'=>filesize(HISTORY_PATH.$file),
                                     'time'=>$time);
    }
}

[Jerome Scuggs]

I think your problem is you didnt pay a nerdier nerd than you to make the script.

[DOTSY]

www.php.net is your friend

[IceStorm]

Take away "each"..
hmm so do u have to assign in php

[geekbot]

php.net usually has all the answers but this one was a little convoluted, I guess.

a wet n00dle to the rescue:

> Because name is not a key in the array. The keys in the array resulting
> from each are 0, 1, key, and value.
>
> The functionally corresponding code would be:
>
> list(, $row) = each($arrFiles);
> $firstRow = $row['name'];