dbmreplace
Name
dbmreplace — Replaces the value of a key.
Synopsis
bool dbmreplace
(identifier, key, value);
int identifier: DBM
identifier
string key: DBM key
string value: New
value
Returns
0 on success; -1 on error
Description
Replaces the value of a DBM key with a new value. If the
key doesn't exist, it's added to the DBM file.
Version
Existing since version 3.0
Example
Example 241. Replace a key's
value
if (!$dbm = dbmopen("testdb", "n")) {
echo "Could not create DBM file!\n";
}
dbminsert($dbm, "a", "z");
dbmreplace($dbm, "a", "b");
echo "a is now ", dbmfetch($dbm, "a");
dbmclose($dbm);
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