internals2-php-variables-php-arrays-3

  • Working with
    Variables

    • Working with Arrays

  • Working with Arrays

    • Working with Arrays

    Working with Arrays

    Arrays are stored in HashTable strucures, and have
    the zval type IS_ARRAY. The API functions for creating, destroying
    and manipulating these structures as variables are documented here
    and can be found in Zend/zend_API.h

    HashTable as Variable API
    Prototype Description
    void array_init(zval* pzval) initializes the variable as a HashTable, setting type and appropriate destructor
    function for the HashTable
    void array_init_size(zval*
    pzval)    		 initializes the variable as array_init with a minimum of
    size buckets

    Note:

    Do not squint too hard looking for array_destroy:
    to destroy a variable array you should call zval_ptr_dtor on the variable, if there are no other
    references to the variable it will result in the array being
    destroyed.

    Indexed Arrays API
    Prototype
    int add_index_long(zval* pzval, ulong index,
    long value)
    int add_index_null(zval* pzval, ulong
    index)
    int add_index_bool(zval* pzval, ulong index,
    zend_bool value)
    int add_index_bool(zval* pzval, ulong index,
    zend_bool value)
    int add_index_resource(zval* pzval, ulong
    index, uint value)
    int add_index_double(zval* pzval, ulong
    index, double value)
    int add_index_string(zval* pzval, ulong
    index, char* string, zend_bool duplicate)
    int add_index_stringl(zval* pzval, ulong
    index, char* string, uint length, zend_bool duplicate)
    int add_index_zval(zval* pzval, ulong index,
    zval* value)
    int add_next_index_long(zval* pzval, long
    value)
    int add_next_index_null(zval*
    pzval)
    int add_next_index_bool(zval* pzval,
    zend_bool value)
    int add_next_index_resource(zval* pzval,
    uint value)
    int add_next_index_double(zval* pzval,
    double value)
    int add_next_index_string(zval* pzval, const
    char* string, zend_bool dulpicate)
    int add_next_index_stringl(zval* pzval,
    const char* string, uint length, zend_bool duplicate)
    int add_next_index_zval(zval* pzval, zval*
    value)
    Associative Arrays API
    Prototype
    int add_assoc_long(zval* pzval, const char*
    key, long value)
    int add_assoc_long_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen, long value)
    int add_assoc_null(zval* pzval, const char*
    key)
    int add_assoc_null_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen)
    int add_assoc_bool(zval* pzval, const char*
    key, zend_bool value)
    int add_assoc_bool(zval* pzval, const char*
    key, zend_bool value)
    int add_assoc_bool_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen, zend_bool value)
    int add_assoc_resource(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint value)
    int add_assoc_resource_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen, uint value)
    int add_assoc_double(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, double value)
    int add_assoc_double_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen, double value)
    int add_assoc_string(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, const char* value)
    int add_assoc_string_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen, const char* value)
    int add_assoc_stringl(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, const char* value, uint vlen, zend_bool
    duplicate)
    int add_assoc_stringl_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen, const char* value, uint vlen, zend_bool
    duplicate)
    int add_assoc_zval(zval* pzval, const char*
    key, zval* value)
    int add_assoc_zval_ex(zval* pzval, const
    char* key, uint klen, zval* value)

    Note:

    add_*_string functions that accept a parameter
    named duplicate, will duplicate the string with estrndup when duplicate is
    true

    Note:

    add_*_zval functions do not adjust the refcount of
    the value parameter

    To perform more advanced operations on array
    variables we must use the HashTable API directly.