Illegal offset type when checking if array is set / empty / is array PHP

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Below is an example of my array and in my code I'm trying to check if $champions (name of this whole array) isset$champions[$champion]['General'] and I get this error I need to check it since General array won't always exist

array (size=1)
  'Aatrox' => 
    array (size=1)
      'General' => 
        array (size=2)
          'Change' => 
            array (size=2)
              0 => string 'test.' (length=5)
              1 => string 'TEZd' (length=4)
          'Type' => 
            array (size=2)
              0 => string 'buff' (length=4)
              1 => string 'buff' (length=4)


foreach($champions as $champion){
        if(isset($champions[$champion]['General'])){
              ..... 
        }

}

@MaggsWeb tried that as well and tried empty same error every time — Higeath
– Higeath, Commented Sep 22, 2015 at 12:26

William_Wilson · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-22 12:26:04Z

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foreach($champions as $key => $champion){
    if(isset($champions[$key]['General'])){
          ..... 
    }

}

$champion would be the array containing the key 'General' if you want to access the array by index then you need to use the key instead.

Your other option would be isset($champion['General'])

answered Sep 22, 2015 at 12:26

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Higeath Over a year ago

In the end I used foreach(array_keys($champions) as $champion){ but ill accept your answer in 3 mins as it is correct as well

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