Store an array to an array key

Question

I'm trying to store an array ($temp) into the $data array, where key is prices.

$data['prices'] = $temp;

However, PHP converts the array into string instead and is throwing me and error.
Notice: Array to string conversion

Is $data = array('prices' => $temp); the only solution?

edit:
I found my mistake. Yes, $data was used previously as a string that's why PHP is converting the input into string.
Problem 2, doing a print_r on $data['prices'] = $xml->result->Prices->Price, shows only 1 set of array. But I am able to retrive 2 sets of result by doing a foreach loop on $data['prices']. Why is that so?

~~Content of $temp http://pastebin.com/ZrmnKUPB~~

Let me be more clear..
The full xml object I'm trying to extract information from: http://pastebin.com/AuMJiyrw
I'm only interested in the price array (Price_strCode and Price_strDescription) and store them in $data['prices']. End result something like this:

Array(
    [0] => (
        [Price_strCode] => 0001
        [Price_strDescription] => Gold
    )
    [1] => (
        [Price_strCode] => 0002
        [Price_strDescription] => Silver
    )
)

What line is giving you array-to-string-conversion? What are the contents of data and temp? — Explosion Pills
– Explosion Pills, Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 3:12

locrizak · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-08 03:19:32Z

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Unless you are doing some other array to string conversion elsewhere, the array is actually being stored as another array.

$data['prices'] will be an array, which can be accessed as $data['prices']['key'].

edited Aug 8, 2011 at 3:19

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answered Aug 8, 2011 at 3:13

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Umair Jabbar · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-08 03:12:40Z

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This is not possible, I have been doing this always and it works fine. You must be doing something else somewhere which is causing your array to convert to strong. share your code here

answered Aug 8, 2011 at 3:12

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