ArrayObject::__construct

(PHP 5 >= 5.0.0)

ArrayObject::__construct — Construct a new array object

Description

public ArrayObject::__construct ([ mixed $input = [] [, int $flags = 0 [, string $iterator_class = "ArrayIterator" ]]] )

This constructs a new array object.

Parameters

input

The input parameter accepts an array or an Object.

flags

Flags to control the behaviour of the ArrayObject object. See ArrayObject::setFlags().

iterator_class

Specify the class that will be used for iteration of the ArrayObject object.

Return Values

Returns an ArrayObject object on success.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws InvalidArgumentException when:

• input is not an array or object
• flags is not an integer
• iterator_class is not an object that implements Iterator

Examples

Example #1 ArrayObject::__construct() example

<?php
$array = array('1' => 'one',
               '2' => 'two',
               '3' => 'three');

$arrayobject = new ArrayObject($array);

var_dump($arrayobject);
?>

The above example will output:

object(ArrayObject)#1 (3) {
  [1]=>
  string(3) "one"
  [2]=>
  string(3) "two"
  [3]=>
  string(5) "three"
}

See Also

• ArrayObject::setflags() - Sets the behavior flags.