Conditionally adding item to multidimensional array

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I have been looking how to do this and am a bit stumped. My array is as follows:

$returndata->setup_array = array(
            'General'       =>  array(
                    'Main Details'          => 'setup/maindets',
                    'Directories'           => 'directories',
                    'Extension Allocation'  => 'xtnallo',
                    'List Holidays'         => 'setup/holidays',
                    'List Group VM'         => 'groupvm',
                    'Conference Rooms'      => 'confroom'
                    ),
            'Offices'       =>  array(
                    'List Offices'          => 'iptoffices'
                    ),
            'Users'         =>  array(
                    'List Users'            => 'iptusers'
                    ),
            'Phones'        =>  array(
                    'List Phones'           => 'iptphones'
                    ),
            );

However I have 1 item that on a certain condition(triggered by the users session) that needs to be added to the listin the general array. The section being 'View Details => setup/viewdetails'. I have tried array push (probably incorrectly) but this adds the item as another array at the end under the main array.

I want/need it to work like this:

$returndata->setup_array = array(
        'General'       =>  array(
                 $viewdets
                'Main Details'          => 'setup/maindets',
                'Directories'           => 'directories',
                'Extension Allocation'  => 'xtnallo',
                'List Holidays'         => 'setup/holidays',
                'List Group VM'         => 'groupvm',
                'Conference Rooms'      => 'confroom'
                ),
        'Offices'       =>  array(
                'List Offices'          => 'iptoffices'
                ),
        'Users'         =>  array(
                'List Users'            => 'iptusers'
                ),
        'Phones'        =>  array(
                'List Phones'           => 'iptphones'
                ),
        );

$viewdets = "'View Details'         => 'setup/viewdetails'";

and still be interpreted as a functioning array for use as a menu.

Maybe create the setup array as is but call it $defaults. Then based on your logic build an array the mirrors that structure and finally use $returndata->setup_array = array_merge_recursive($userData, $defaults); Hopefully this will show you some love. — Orangepill
– Orangepill, Commented May 10, 2013 at 15:51

Alex Gill · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-10 15:56:17Z

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$returndata->setup_array['General']['View Details'] = 'setup/viewdetails'

Cheers Rick!

edited May 10, 2013 at 15:56

answered May 10, 2013 at 15:48

Alex Gill

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Rick Calder Over a year ago

close. Should be $returndata->setup_array['General']['View Details'] = 'setup/viewdetails'

Rick Calder Over a year ago

You should edit the correct array path into your answer Alex just for clarity. I've upvoted it since it's quite obviously the easiest answer with the least amount of code to get the same result.

Halcyon · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-10 15:45:46Z

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You can use ArrayObject to have the array as a reference:

$a  = new ArrayObject();

$b = array(
    "a" => $a
);

$a[] = "foo";
print_r($b);

answered May 10, 2013 at 15:45

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unix.is.power · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-10 15:50:46Z

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What did you try calling array_push() on? Have you tried

array_push($returndata->setup_array['General'], $viewdets);

You would need to add the variable to the specific depth of the array you wanted it to be present. check out array_push here, there's also a short language syntax that avoids the function call:

$returndata->setup_array['General'][] = $viewdets;

answered May 10, 2013 at 15:50

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