PHP, Need help with some code

[KrUVx]

$arr = array(

 

 “action: Added; quantity: 1; item_code: RNA1; product_name: Mens organic T-Shirt; colour: white; size: XL”,

);

 

[Code i need is to take apart the string that is above and display it below]

array(

  'action' => 'Added',

  'quantity' => 1,

  ' item_code' => RNA1,

  'product_name' => 'Mens Organic T-shirt',

  'colour' => 'White',

  'size' => 'XL'

)

Edited June 24, 2019 by KrUVx

[Barand]

What is the code that is giving you the $arr variable in that format in the first place?

[KrUVx]

an api system, its an order from a client

[KrUVx]

3 minutes ago, Barand said:

What is the code that is giving you the $arr variable in that format in the first place?

an api system, its an order system and thats the information it will give back

[Barand]

explode() the string on the ";" to get 6 sections, then explode() each section on the ":" to get get keys and values

[KrUVx]

2 minutes ago, Barand said:

explode() the string on the ";" to get 6 sections, then explode() each section on the ":" to get get keys and values

thanks ill take a look into that

[KrUVx]

9 minutes ago, Barand said:

explode() the string on the ";" to get 6 sections, then explode() each section on the ":" to get get keys and values

how would i turn the original array into a string to explode() it/

[Barand]

It's the first element in the array.

$str = $arr[0];

[Barand]

Perhaps you you could ask the API providers to present a more user-friendly interface using JSON

EG

{"action":"Added","quantity":"1","item_code":"RNA1","product_name":"Mens organic T-Shirt","colour":"white","size":"XL"}

 

[ginerjm]

If you are stuck with the current format, here is one way to handle it.

	$input_str = "action: Added; quantity: 1; item_code: RNA1; product_name: Mens organic T-Shirt; colour: white; size: XL";
$items = explode(';',$input_str);
foreach($items as $item)
{
    list($k,$v) = explode(':',$item);
    $k = trim($k);
    $v = trim($v);
    $final_arr[$k] = $v;
}
echo "final result: <pre>",print_r($final_arr,true),"</pre>";
exit();
	

Note: the comma at the end of your original input sample is possible incorrect.  I replaced it with a semi.

[Barand]

1 hour ago, ginerjm said:

Note: the comma at the end of your original input sample is possible incorrect.  I replaced it with a semi.

The comma, though not required, was OK. It was an array separator and not a statement terminator.