[RESOLVED] $ary['x']= array('a'=>'y')... VS $ary['x']['a']= y...

[kakablack]

Hi,
What is difference/better between:

$ary['x']= array('a'=>11111, 'b'=>22222, 'c'=>33333... );

VS

$ary['x']['a']= 11111;
$ary['x']['b']= 22222;
$ary['x']['c']= 33333;
... 

?
Thanks for help.

[visualAd]

In the first statement you are explicitly initialising the array $ary and setting the 'x' element to an associative array.

In the second statement you are implicitly initialising the 'x' element of the $ary variable by setting individual elements in the associative array. Put the statement:

error_reporting(E_ALL); 

At the top of the script and remove the first line and you will see the Notice that is generated when you reference the 'x' element without first using $ary['x']=array();