/**
* Test function epArraySet() in epUtils.php
*/
function test_epArraySet()
{
// make sure method exists
$this->assertTrue(function_exists('epArraySet'));
// array to be tested
$array = array('a' => array('b' => array('c' => array('d' => 'x'))));
// test assignment on reference (fails now, could be a php bug!)
$x = md5($array['a']['b']['c']['d']);
epArraySet($array, 'a.b.c.d', $x);
$this->assertTrue($x == $array['a']['b']['c']['d']);
// again
$x = md5($array['a']['b']['c']['d']);
epArraySet($array, 'a.b.c.d', $x);
$this->assertTrue($x == $array['a']['b']['c']['d']);
}
/**
* Sets (changes) value to a configuration option
*
* The name of an option can be given in a namespace ('a.b.c.d')
* or xpath ('a/b/c/d') format so the caller can reach any level
* of the option hierarchy. See {@link epArraySet()}.
*
* @param string name of option
* @param mixed value of option
* @return bool
* @access public
*/
public function set($name, $value)
{
// sanity check
if (!$name) {
return false;
}
// if $value is an instance of epConfig, get its option
// array so to internally maintain options in an array
if ($value instanceof epConfig) {
$value = $value->options();
}
// set name->value in array
if (!($this->options = epArraySet($this->options, $name, $value))) {
return false;
}
return true;
}