Append string to JSON only if a variable is set [duplicate]

Question

I have a json array: $json = [];

Then in a loop I add data to it, and these fields have nested structure:

$json[] = [
   "key1" => "value1",
   "key2" => array(
       "key3" => "value3",
       "key4" => "value4",                   
       "foo" => $bar 
    )
];

How can I add the key foo only if $bar is set, otherwise not add it at all?

The following doesn't work:

$json[] = [
   "key1" => "value1",
   "key2" => array(
       "key3" => "value3",
       "key4" => "value4",                   
       "foo" => $bar ?? null 
    )
];

$bar is also an array if that matters

Store that array under "key2" in a temporary variable and conditionally add "foo" to it. — steffen
– steffen, Commented Aug 28, 2022 at 16:25
Does this answer your question? A conditional element inside an array(...) construct — Lety
– Lety, Commented Aug 28, 2022 at 16:41
What happened to your last question - stackoverflow.com/questions/73518840/… — Nigel Ren
– Nigel Ren, Commented Aug 28, 2022 at 16:41

steffen · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-28 17:01:47Z

1

Here's an example code for conditionally adding $bar to json['key2']['foo']:

// some loop
while (true) {
    $bar = []; // set bar to array or null

    $key2 = [
        "key3" => "value3",
        "key4" => "value4"
    ];

    if (isset($bar)) { // or empty($bar)
        $key2['foo'] = $bar;
    }

    $json[] = [
        "key1" => "value1",
        "key2" => $key2
    ];
}

answered Aug 28, 2022 at 17:01

steffen

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