php array_push behavior

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I am new to php and am not sure why this isn't working. Could someone help me? Thanks! My code is below:

if (!$this->_in_multinested_array($over_time, $request_year)) {
            $temp = array('name'=>$request_year, 'children'=>array());
            array_push($over_time, $temp);
        }

        if (!$this->_in_multinested_array($over_time, $request_month)) {

            $child = array('name'=>$request_month, 'children'=>array());

            foreach ($over_time as $temp) {

                if ($temp['name'] == $request_year) {
                   array_push($temp['children'], $child);
                }
            }
        }

Whenever I check the result of this code the temp['children'] array is always empty even though it shouldn't be.

$temp['children'] is an empty array definitely although I would like to populate it with the $child arrays. Those are not empty though — Mars J
– Mars J, Commented Jun 15, 2012 at 18:09

Jochen Ritzel · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-15 18:52:14Z

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Each $temp in this loop is a copy:

    foreach ($over_time as $temp) {

        if ($temp['name'] == $request_year) {
           array_push($temp['children'], $child);
        }
    }

You want to change the array instead of making a copy, so you have to use a reference:

    foreach ($over_time as &$temp) {

        if ($temp['name'] == $request_year) {
           array_push($temp['children'], $child);
        }
    }

answered Jun 15, 2012 at 18:52

Jochen Ritzel

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