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I am not sure why the following does not work. I get the above error (topic):

$array = array (); //something goes in here

function del_space(array $a){
foreach($a as $key => $value){
    preg_replace("/; +/", "", $value); 
    }
}

$no_space = array_map("del_space", $array); 
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  • What line? The error seems self-explanatory. Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 17:18
  • I pass it an array and it gives me the message that this is a string. I check that with is_array() one line above the code. This is a shortened version. This is taken from what I am writing in an IDE. Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 17:19
  • the array is empty? Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 17:21
  • eval.in/1020730 - Check it out. Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 17:23
  • If you are looking nospace in the array, just use the built function trim(); Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 17:27

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array_map() loops $array for you and since so I am assuming that each item inside of $array is not an array object but del_space() requires an array to be passed in to it.

It sounds like you have:

$array = array( 'some item' ); // Fails

but you need something like:

$array = array( array( 'some item' ) ); // Success

if you wish to use array_map()

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Check out the eval.in url. It is an array and it does not work.
@gs3 I have a meeting, I'll check later.
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Your function del_space takes an array as the argument. array_map takes every element of the array (second argument) itself, and sends it to the callback (first argument). So unless if you have an array of arrays, this would not work. Your example should look like this:

$array = ['lblab; la'];

function del_space($a){
    return preg_replace("/; +/", "", $a); 
}

$no_space = array_map("del_space", $array);
print_r($no_space);

Gives output:

Array ( [0] => lblab;la)

If you want to pass an array of arrays, than the input should look like this:

$array = [
     ['blabla; bla'],
     ['blabla2; bla2'],
];

function del_space(array $a){
    foreach($a as $key => $value){
        $a[$key] = preg_replace("/; +/", "", $value); 
    }

    return $a;
}

$no_space = array_map("del_space", $array);
print_r($no_space);

With the output:

Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => blablabla ) [1] => Array ( [0] => blabla2bla2 ) )

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Got it, thanks! This is the very first day when I write code, but after like 11 months of the theoretical edu. Thanks! How long to get better / feel the progress, if I can ask?
You're welcome, I'm glad you got it working. It's hard to tell, I think with PHP it is relatively easy to learn the basics, but there is something to learn every day :) php.net is a great starting point, there is detailed description for every function with many examples.

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