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OldPadawan
OldPadawan

Reputation: 1251

pushing results into a multi-dimensional array

I need to go beyond the results of this [question]: Comparing database result and multidimensionnal array

I need to add values to the array.

I look for the key (ie: "2017-03-30"). If key exists, I need to add an hour to the existing array value, associated to the related key/date. To make myself as clear as possible : I have a date + hour such as '2017-03-30' + '11:00'.

I use array key exists and if result is true, I need to push the hour into the sub-array.

 '2017-03-30' => array('9:00','10:00','14:00')
 //needs to become
 '2017-03-30' => array('9:00','10:00','14:00','11:00')
 //or
 '2017-03-30' => array('9:00','10:00','11:00','14:00')

if result is false, I need to add the date+hour into the array.

  array( '2017-03-24' => array('14:00'), '2017-03-29' => array('15:00') )
 //will become :
 array( '2017-03-24' => array('14:00'), '2017-03-29' => array('15:00'), '2017-03-30' => array('11:00') )

I searched for a function, but neither array_push nor array_merge will do the job. Is there a way to achieve this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 68

Answers (2)

Frank Malenfant
Frank Malenfant

Reputation: 146

I would use a generic function like this, which sadly I don't think exists in PHP's general functions

function array_push_sub(&$table, $key, $value) {
    if(array_key_exists($key, $table)) $table[$key][] = $value;
    else $table[$key] = [$value];
}

$myArray = [];
array_push_sub($myArray, "2017-03-21", "09:00");

//Please note that $table[$date][] = $time;
//Is the same as array_push($table[$date], $time);

Upvotes: 1

Vini
Vini

Reputation: 626

Just use $arrayVariable['wantedKey'] = $insertedArray, like

$startArray = array( '2017-03-24' => array('14:00'), '2017-03-29' => array('15:00') );
$startArray['2017-03-30'] = array('11:00');

And that will get You your wanted array.

Upvotes: 0

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