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Does this array function exist?


roopurt18

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I have an array:
[code]
Array
(
    [72] => Array
        (
            [Trade] => CAB130
            [tdesc] => CABINETRY
        )

    [73] => Array
        (
            [Trade] => CON160
            [tdesc] => CONCRETE - SLAB 1ST DRAW
        )

    [74] => Array
        (
            [Trade] => CON162
            [tdesc] => CONCRETE - SLAB 2ND DRAW
        )

    [75] => Array
        (
            [Trade] => CON168
            [tdesc] => CONCRETE-POST TENSION INSPECTION
        )
)
[/code]

Is there an existing php function that given that array will return an array from a specific index?
[code]
// Return an array of values from $OldArr using key 'Trade'
$NewArr = Func($OldArr, 'Trade');
[/code]

Writing such a function is trivial, but why re-invent the wheel?
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i don't believe so, since you'd have to be working with a function that automatically assumes it is only a 2D array, which could be a very dangerous assumption. you could very easily write a function to do that, though:
[code]
<?php
function getArray($arr, $key) {
  $res = array();
  foreach ($arr as $sub) $res[] = $sub[$key];
  return $res;
}

$NewArr = getArray($OldArr, 'Trade');
?>
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hope this helps
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You wouldn't need to assume anything about the array if you program carefully.

A safer function, IMO:
[code]
<?php
  // ArrayFromArrayByKey
  // $arr - The original array
  // $key - the key we are looking for
  // RETURN:  An array of values
  // For each element in $arr, look for the key $key and add it's value
  // to our return array
  function ArrayFromArrayByKey($arr, $key){
    $Ret = Array();
    if(is_array($arr) && count($arr)){
      foreach($arr as $val){
        if(is_array($val) && isset($val[$key])){
          $Ret[] = $val;
        }
      }
    }
    return $Ret;
  }
?>
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Well, we were both wrong.  I made a silly typo.  In the case of the array of arrays, it did behave the same as array_values.  With other inputs they behaved differently.

[code]
<?php
  define('NL', "\n");

  $Out = '';
  $A = array( "hello", "world", "how", "are", "you" );
  $B = array( "key1" => "i", "key2" => "am", "key3" => "fine" );
  $C = array( array( "key1" => "row1_val1", "key2" => "row1_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row2_val1", "key2" => "row2_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row3_val1", "key2" => "row3_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row4_val1", "key2" => "row4_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row5_val1", "key2" => "row5_val2" )
            );

  $Out .= 'ArrayFromArrayByKey($A, \'Key\'):' . NL
        . print_r(ArrayFromArrayByKey($A, 'Key'), true) . NL;
  $Out .= 'array_values($A):' . NL
        . print_r(array_values($A), true) . NL;

  $Out .= 'ArrayFromArrayByKey($B, \'key2\'):' . NL
        . print_r(ArrayFromArrayByKey($B, 'key2'), true) . NL;
  $Out .= 'array_values($B):' . NL
        . print_r(array_values($B), true) . NL;

  $Out .= 'ArrayFromArrayByKey($C, \'key2\'):' . NL
        . print_r(ArrayFromArrayByKey($C, 'key2'), true) . NL;
  $Out .= 'array_values($C):' . NL
        . print_r(array_values($C), true) . NL;

  echo '<pre style="text-align: left;">' . $Out . '</pre>';

  // ArrayFromArrayByKey
  // $arr - The original array
  // $key - the key we are looking for
  // RETURN:  An array of values
  // For each element in $arr, look for the key $key and add it's value
  // to our return array
  function ArrayFromArrayByKey($arr, $key){
    $Ret = Array();
    if(is_array($arr) && count($arr)){
      foreach($arr as $val){
        if(is_array($val) && isset($val[$key])){
          $Ret[] = $val;
        }
      }
    }
    return $Ret;
  }

?>
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gave this output
[code]
ArrayFromArrayByKey($A, 'Key'):
Array
(
)

array_values($A):
Array
(
    [0] => hello
    [1] => world
    [2] => how
    [3] => are
    [4] => you
)

ArrayFromArrayByKey($B, 'key2'):
Array
(
)

array_values($B):
Array
(
    [0] => i
    [1] => am
    [2] => fine
)

ArrayFromArrayByKey($C, 'key2'):
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row1_val1
            [key2] => row1_val2
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row2_val1
            [key2] => row2_val2
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row3_val1
            [key2] => row3_val2
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row4_val1
            [key2] => row4_val2
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row5_val1
            [key2] => row5_val2
        )

)

array_values($C):
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row1_val1
            [key2] => row1_val2
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row2_val1
            [key2] => row2_val2
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row3_val1
            [key2] => row3_val2
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row4_val1
            [key2] => row4_val2
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row5_val1
            [key2] => row5_val2
        )

)
[/code]

[b]The fixed code:[/b]
[code]
<?php
  define('NL', "\n");

  $Out = '';
  $A = array( "hello", "world", "how", "are", "you" );
  $B = array( "key1" => "i", "key2" => "am", "key3" => "fine" );
  $C = array( array( "key1" => "row1_val1", "key2" => "row1_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row2_val1", "key2" => "row2_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row3_val1", "key2" => "row3_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row4_val1", "key2" => "row4_val2" ),
              array( "key1" => "row5_val1", "key2" => "row5_val2" )
            );

  $Out .= 'ArrayFromArrayByKey($A, \'Key\'):' . NL
        . print_r(ArrayFromArrayByKey($A, 'Key'), true) . NL;
  $Out .= 'array_values($A):' . NL
        . print_r(array_values($A), true) . NL;

  $Out .= 'ArrayFromArrayByKey($B, \'key2\'):' . NL
        . print_r(ArrayFromArrayByKey($B, 'key2'), true) . NL;
  $Out .= 'array_values($B):' . NL
        . print_r(array_values($B), true) . NL;

  $Out .= 'ArrayFromArrayByKey($C, \'key2\'):' . NL
        . print_r(ArrayFromArrayByKey($C, 'key2'), true) . NL;
  $Out .= 'array_values($C):' . NL
        . print_r(array_values($C), true) . NL;

  echo '<pre style="text-align: left;">' . $Out . '</pre>';

  // ArrayFromArrayByKey
  // $arr - The original array
  // $key - the key we are looking for
  // RETURN:  An array of values
  // For each element in $arr, look for the key $key and add it's value
  // to our return array
  function ArrayFromArrayByKey($arr, $key){
    $Ret = Array();
    if(is_array($arr) && count($arr)){
      foreach($arr as $val){
        if(is_array($val) && isset($val[$key])){
          $Ret[] = $val[$key];
        }
      }
    }
    return $Ret;
  }
?>
[/code]
gives:
[code]
ArrayFromArrayByKey($A, 'Key'):
Array
(
)

array_values($A):
Array
(
    [0] => hello
    [1] => world
    [2] => how
    [3] => are
    [4] => you
)

ArrayFromArrayByKey($B, 'key2'):
Array
(
)

array_values($B):
Array
(
    [0] => i
    [1] => am
    [2] => fine
)

ArrayFromArrayByKey($C, 'key2'):
Array
(
    [0] => row1_val2
    [1] => row2_val2
    [2] => row3_val2
    [3] => row4_val2
    [4] => row5_val2
)

array_values($C):
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row1_val1
            [key2] => row1_val2
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row2_val1
            [key2] => row2_val2
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row3_val1
            [key2] => row3_val2
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row4_val1
            [key2] => row4_val2
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [key1] => row5_val1
            [key2] => row5_val2
        )

)
[/code]
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Point taken!  But honestly I just try to set good coding examples for the beginners perusing these forums.  There's a lot of instances where data validation and testing will save a ton of headache.  Also, you never know when you'll have to go through and fix someone else's horrible, broken code.  As that's part of my current job, I'd like to save anyone else the trouble of having to do it if I can.

Cheers!
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