Replace key value in array...

[cgm225]

If I have an array with a certain key value, how do I replace the value of that key?  Restated, I do not want to add another key and value, but, rather, replace an existing key's value with another value.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Psycho]

I don't believe you can do that directly. The only thing I know of that will natively change an array key is array_change_key_case() which only changes the case of all the keys in an array.  What's wrong with simply creating a new key with the target value and destroying the old key?

 

A simple function could do this for you:

 

<?php

function array_change_key(&$array, $old_key, $new_key)
{
    $array[$new_key] = $array[$old_key];
    unset($array[$old_key]);
    return;
}

?>

[nrg_alpha]

Well, just access that particular key and assign it a new value.

 

So if you are using an associative array and you know the key's name:

 

$str = array('a' =>'I_am', 'b' =>'an', 'c'=>'array');
$str['c'] = 'elePHPant!'; // say you wanted to change the value of key 'c'
foreach($str as $val){
  echo $val . '<br />';
}

 

if it's an indexed array:

$str = array('PHP', 'simply', 'sucks!');
$str[2] = 'rocks!'; // simply target the appropriate index key and re-assign.
foreach($str as $val){
  echo $val . '<br />';
}

 

I would suggest googling PHP array topics and doing some tutorials to get a little more familiar with arrays and how they work.

[thebadbad]

Or you could rebuild the array (and keep the element's order):

 

<?php
function replace_key($find, $replace, $array) {
$arr = array();
foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
	if ($key == $find) {
		$arr[$replace] = $value;
	} else {
		$arr[$key] = $value;
	}
}
return $arr;
}

//example
$array = array('test' => 0, 'replace this' => 1, 3 => 'hey');
echo '<pre>', print_r($array, true), '</pre>';
$array = replace_key('replace this', 'with this', $array);
echo '<pre>', print_r($array, true), '</pre>';
?>