PHP separate Foreach loop values and store to variables

Question

Hello I have an array and a foreach loop, which is technically working fine. Here is my code.

foreach ($results as $result) {
    $data['manrat'][] = array(
        'manufacturer' => $result['manufacturer'],
        'mhref'        => $this->url->link('/info', 'manufacturer_id=' . $result['manufacturer_id'])
    );
}

And

<?php foreach($manrat as $manrate) { ?>
    <a href="<?php echo $manrate['mhref']; ?>"><?php echo $manrate['manufacturer'];?> </a>
<?php } ?>

This is give me a result like this:

name1 name2 name3 name4 name5

I would like to store each name to different variables. This is possible?

Yes. But what's the logic of it? Do you really need separate variables for whatever you are trying to do? — Charlotte Dunois
– Charlotte Dunois, Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 16:03
I need to use them later, display in a highchart. I use highchart.js and there I have to set the names for each column. But the names are coming from database. — Robert
– Robert, Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 16:12

Ketan Malhotra · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-30 16:05:34Z

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I don't quite understand your question properly but if this is what you mean, then here's my answer. You can just store to different variable or an array like names[] by adding the assigning code in your loop like:

<?php
$names = array();
foreach($manrat as $manrate) {
 $names[] = $manrate['manufacturer'];
}
?>

You can then get the names as elements of the array like: $names[0], $names[1], ... etc.

I hope this answered your question.

answered Aug 30, 2016 at 16:05

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Robert Over a year ago

Sorry, maybe my question is not was clear. But this is exactly what I looking for. Thank you!

Marc B Over a year ago

array_columns() does all that in a single line of code...

The One and Only ChemistryBlob · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-30 16:15:01Z

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I would refactor this code into one foreach loop like this:

$anchors = '';

foreach ($results as $result) {
    $anchors .= '<a href="' . $this->url->link('/info', 'manufacturer_id=' . $result['manufacturer_id']) . '">' . $result['manufacturer'] . '</a>';
}

and on your actual HTML output page:

<?php echo $anchors ?>

answered Aug 30, 2016 at 16:15

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mamal · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-10 14:27:23Z

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use implode and if you want turn String to Array use explode

$array_to_string = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g'];
$store_to_string =  implode(',',$array_to_string ); // a,b,c,d,e,f,g

answered Feb 10, 2020 at 14:27

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