I would like to combine the second array (US territories) with the first array (States only). I know I can do this using [php_man]array_merge[/php_man]() or $array1+$array2. However, it is important to keep array key integrity and I would like to use a reference to the first one vs just merging two arrays. (* using $array1+$array2 will keep key integrity)
Here is what I have so far:
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<?php
define('STATE_CW',0);
define('STATE_AL',1);
define('STATE_AK',2);
define('STATE_AZ',3);
define('STATE_AR',4);
define('STATE_CA',5);
define('STATE_CO',6);
define('STATE_CT',7);
define('STATE_DE',8);
define('STATE_DC',9);
define('STATE_FL',10);
define('STATE_GA',11);
define('STATE_GU',12);
define('STATE_HI',13);
define('STATE_ID',14);
define('STATE_IL',15);
define('STATE_IN',16);
define('STATE_IA',17);
define('STATE_KS',18);
define('STATE_KY',19);
define('STATE_LA',20);
define('STATE_ME',21);
define('STATE_MD',22);
define('STATE_MA',23);
define('STATE_MI',24);
define('STATE_MN',25);
define('STATE_MS',26);
define('STATE_MO',27);
define('STATE_MT',28);
define('STATE_NE',29);
define('STATE_NV',30);
define('STATE_NH',31);
define('STATE_NJ',32);
define('STATE_NM',33);
define('STATE_NY',34);
define('STATE_NC',35);
define('STATE_ND',36);
define('STATE_OH',37);
define('STATE_OK',38);
define('STATE_OR',39);
define('STATE_PA',40);
define('STATE_PR',41);
define('STATE_RI',42);
define('STATE_SC',43);
define('STATE_SD',44);
define('STATE_TN',45);
define('STATE_TX',46);
define('STATE_UT',47);
define('STATE_VT',48);
define('STATE_VA',49);
define('STATE_VI',50);
define('STATE_WA',51);
define('STATE_WV',52);
define('STATE_WI',53);
define('STATE_WY',54);
$A_STATE_ARRAY_NO_CW = array(
STATE_AL=>'Alabama',
STATE_AK=>'Alaska',
STATE_AZ=>'Arizona',
STATE_AR=>'Arkansas',
STATE_CA=>'California',
STATE_CO=>'Colorado',
STATE_CT=>'Connecticut',
STATE_DE=>'Delaware',
STATE_DC=>'Dist. of Columbia',
STATE_FL=>'Florida',
STATE_GA=>'Georgia',
STATE_HI=>'Hawaii',
STATE_ID=>'Idaho',
STATE_IL=>'Illinois',
STATE_IN=>'Indiana',
STATE_IA=>'Iowa',
STATE_KS=>'Kansas',
STATE_KY=>'Kentucky',
STATE_LA=>'Louisiana',
STATE_ME=>'Maine',
STATE_MD=>'Maryland',
STATE_MA=>'Massachusetts',
STATE_MI=>'Michigan',
STATE_MN=>'Minnesota',
STATE_MS=>'Mississippi',
STATE_MO=>'Missouri',
STATE_MT=>'Montana',
STATE_NE=>'Nebraska',
STATE_NV=>'Nevada',
STATE_NH=>'New Hampshire',
STATE_NJ=>'New Jersey',
STATE_NM=>'New Mexico',
STATE_NY=>'New York',
STATE_NC=>'North Carolina',
STATE_ND=>'North Dakota',
STATE_OH=>'Ohio',
STATE_OK=>'Oklahoma',
STATE_OR=>'Oregon',
STATE_PA=>'Pennsylvania',
STATE_RI=>'Rhode Island',
STATE_SC=>'South Carolina',
STATE_SD=>'South Dakota',
STATE_TN=>'Tennessee',
STATE_TX=>'Texas',
STATE_UT=>'Utah',
STATE_VT=>'Vermont',
STATE_VA=>'Virginia',
STATE_WA=>'Washington',
STATE_WV=>'West Virginia',
STATE_WI=>'Wisconsin',
STATE_WY=>'Wyoming'
);
$A_STATE_ARRAY_CW = array(
STATE_CW=>'Country wide',
STATE_GU=>'Guam',
STATE_PR=>'Puerto Rico',
STATE_VI=>'Virgin Islands');
$A_STATE_ARRAY_CW += &$A_STATE_ARRAY_NO_CW;
echo '<HR><PRE>'; print_r($A_STATE_ARRAY_CW); echo '</PRE>';
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Parse error: parse error, unexpected '&' in