Populating Nested Array Laravel

Question

I am using Laravel 8.x and php 7.4. I am trying to return data for a javascript quiz app called 'slickQuiz' and it must be formed like this:

{ 
            "q": "What number is the letter A in the English alphabet?",
            "a": [
                {"option": "8",      "correct": false},
                {"option": "14",     "correct": false},
                {"option": "1",      "correct": true},
                {"option": "23",     "correct": false} // no comma here
            ],
            "correct": "<p><span>That's right!</span> The letter A is the first letter in the alphabet!</p>",
            "incorrect": "<p><span>Uhh no.</span> It's the first letter of the alphabet. Did you actually <em>go</em> to kindergarden?</p>" // no comma here
   },

I am trying to loop through my data in my controller like this:

foreach ($questions as $q) {
            $jsondata[] = [
            "q" => $q->content,
            "a" => [
            foreach ($q->answers as $a) {
                        "option" => $a->content,
                        "correct" => $a->correct,
            }
         ]
        ]
        }

I get this error:

ParseError
syntax error, unexpected 'foreach' (T_FOREACH), expecting ']'

Any help would be appreciated.

Try to prepare the content for "a" first outside of the jsondata append. Then use the prepared "a" within the append on $jsondata — user1915746
– user1915746, Commented Nov 2, 2021 at 18:57

DSmith · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-02 19:20:54Z

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I eneded up doing this from user1915746 comment:

foreach ($questions as $q) {
            foreach ($q->answers as $a) {
                $adata[] = [
                    "option" => $a->content,
                    "correct" => $a->correct,
                ];
            }
            $jsondata[] = [
                "q" => $q->content,
                "a" => $adata,

            ];
        }

answered Nov 2, 2021 at 19:20

DSmith

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user1915746 Over a year ago

Yes, that's what I meant. Another approach is the solution described here stackoverflow.com/questions/37195486/… But in my opinion it is much less readable than your solution.

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