Dynamically Created Navigation

[Xtremer360]

I'm trying to take my php output and using the HTML nav structure that is currently there turn it into dynamically generated menu using my result set. Any help on helping me figure out how to correct this.

 

Here's my output.

array(3) {
    [0]=> object(stdClass)#24 (3) {
        ["category_id"]=> string(1) "1"
        ["category_name"]=> string(9) "Dashboard"
        ["category_class"]=> string(9) "dashboard"
    }
    [1]=> object(stdClass)#24 (3) {
        ["category_id"]=> string(1) "2"
        ["category_name"]=> string(5) "Users"
        ["category_class"]=> string(5) "users"
    }
    [2]=> object(stdClass)#24 (3) {
        ["category_id"]=> string(1) "3"
        ["category_name"]=> string(5) "Pages"
        ["category_class"]=> string(5) "pages"
        ["links"]=> array(2) {
            [0]=> object(stdClass)#24 (2) {
                ["item_id"]=> string(1) "1"
                ["item_name"]=> string(5) "Admin Pages"
            [1]=> object(stdClass)#24 (2) {
                ["item_id"]=> string(1) "2"
                ["item_name"]=> string(5) "User Pages"
            }
        }
    }
}

I'm wanting to take my php output and using the HTML code below make a dynamic navigation.

<li class="active"><a href="" class="glyphicons dashboard"><i></i><span>Dashboard</span></a></li>
<li class="hasSubmenu">
    <a href="#menu_character" data-toggle="collapse" class="glyphicons page"><i></i><span>Pages</span><span class="icon-chevron-down"></span></a>
    <ul class="collapse" id="menu_character">
        <!-- Components Submenu Regular Items -->
        <li class=""><a href="">Item 1</a></li>
        <li class=""><a href="">Item 2</a></li>
        <!-- // Components Submenu Regular Items END -->
    </ul>
</li>

This is what I have so far.

<?php 
foreach ($dashboard_menu_categories AS $category)
{
    echo '<li>';
     if (isset($category->links))
     {
         echo '<ul class="collapse" id="menu_'.$category->category_short_name.'">';
         /* Components Submenu Regular Items */
         foreach($category->links AS $item)
         {
             echo '<li class=""><a href="">'.$item->item_name.'</a></li>';
         }
         /* Components Submenu Regular Items END */
         echo '</ul>';
    }
    echo '<a href="" class="glyphicons '.$category->category_class.'"><i></i><span>'.$category->category_name.'</span></a>';
    echo '</li>';
}
?>