PHP array declaration: assign value from existing key

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Found it hard to make a question title that can make sense. I'll explain better with an example:

$defaults = [
   'user_posts' => [
      'default_per_line' => 4,
      'default_per_page' => [user 'default_per_line'] * 2,
   ],
   'admin_posts' => [
      'default_per_line' => 6,
      'default_per_page' => [admin 'default_per_line'] * 2,
   ],
];

What I mean by 'user default_per_line' is using using the value already assigned as ['user_posts']['default_per_page'] and multypling it with 2 (or anything else).

Can it be done? If so how?

you mean 'default_per_page' => default_per_line(so 4)* 2 ? because in you example you did not assign any value to ['user_posts']['default_per_page'] — Nico
– Nico, Commented Dec 1, 2015 at 17:25

Liam Wiltshire · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-01 17:25:47Z

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Pretty sure I'm right in saying no, it can't be done in a single assignment.

Only way you could do it would be to alter the array after the fact:

$defaults = [
   'user_posts' => [
      'default_per_line' => 4,
      'default_per_page' => 0,
   ],
   'admin_posts' => [
      'default_per_line' => 6,
      'default_per_page' => 0,
   ],
];
$defaults['user_posts']['default_per_page'] = $defaults['user_posts']['default_per_line'] * 4;
$defaults['admin_posts']['default_per_page'] = $defaults['admin_posts']['default_per_line'] * 4;

Which largely defeats the point of what you are trying to do.

answered Dec 1, 2015 at 17:25

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Cristian Over a year ago

I wanted single assignment because this is a config file in Laravel 5 and the .php file only returns an array. I guess I will have to do some calculations and then return the resulted array.

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