Putting simple_html_dom variables into an array

Question

I am trying to extract some info from a website using simple_html_dom.

Currently I am using:

foreach ($html->find('div.product') as $results) {
    foreach ($results->find('div.image') as $img) {
        echo $img;
    }
    foreach ($results->find('a.title') as $title) {
        echo $title->plaintext;
    }
    foreach ($results->find('div.price') as $price) {
        echo $price;
    }
}

Which works fine. However I need to be able to echo each variable outside of the foreach loop. If I do that using the above code, only the final result will be displayed, i.e. out of the 10 products I am trying to extract only the 10th will be displayed.

Is there a way I can use an array to store all the results from each foreach loop then echo them out once the overall loop is finished?

Something like this:

foreach ($html->find('div.product') as $results) {
    foreach ($results->find('div.image') as $img) {
        array($img);
    }
    foreach ($results->find('a.title') as $title) {
        array($title->plaintext);
    }
    foreach ($results->find('div.price') as $price) {
        array($price);
    }
}
echo array($img);
echo array($title);
echo array($price);

Sorry if this question is confusing I don't have the best grasp on PHP, especially arrays!

and you do realize that $results->find already returns arrays, right? — Gordon
– Gordon, Commented Jan 31, 2012 at 14:32
I was using this: $html = file_get_html('amazon.co.uk/s/…); — magicPenguin
– magicPenguin, Commented Jan 31, 2012 at 15:00
No sorry I did not. I've never worked with PHP before at this level, so apologise if the question came across as stupid. — magicPenguin
– magicPenguin, Commented Jan 31, 2012 at 15:01

Ali Demirci · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-31 14:27:12Z

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$array_img = array();
$array_title = array();
$array_price = array();
foreach ($html->find('div.product') as $results) {
    foreach ($results->find('div.image') as $img) {
        $array_img[] = $img;
    }
    foreach ($results->find('a.title') as $title) {
        $array_title[]= $title->plaintext;
    }
    foreach ($results->find('div.price') as $price) {
        $array_price[]= $price;
    }
}
echo '<pre>';
print_r($array_img);
print_r($array_title);
print_r($array_price);
echo '</pre>';

answered Jan 31, 2012 at 14:27

Ali Demirci

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magicPenguin Over a year ago

Thank you for the reply. I can see the data I want using this option, however it returns hundreds of lines of code around it. Is there anyway to only extract the specific info.

magicPenguin Over a year ago

If it helps I am using this html: $html = file_get_html('amazon.co.uk/s/…);

magicPenguin Over a year ago

When I used the first block of code in my question I would get the actual image of the product, the title, and the price. However when I use print_r($array_img) I get a lot of unwanted lines of code

Ali Demirci Over a year ago

you have to use keys for echo specific info that you want to use like $array_price[0] check out the arrays manuel from php.net php: Arrays

Marc B · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-31 14:25:18Z

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$images = array();
foreach ($html->find('div.product') as $results) {
    foreach ($results->find('div.image') as $img) {
        $images[] = $img; // append $img to the $images array
    }
}

var_dump($images);

Do the same for the title and price data as well.

answered Jan 31, 2012 at 14:25

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magicPenguin Over a year ago

Thanks for the reply. This outputs hundreds of lines of code similar to this "array(15) { [0]=> object(simple_html_dom_node)#653 (9) { ["nodetype"]=> int(1) ["tag"]=> string(3) "div"" Is there a way to only display the images? Thank a lot.

Marc B Over a year ago

What images? Your find() isn't looking images, it's looking for divs with css class "image".

magicPenguin Over a year ago

Also if it helps, this is the html I am using: $html = file_get_html('amazon.co.uk/s/…);

magicPenguin Over a year ago

Yes I know, it looks for that div then pulls out whatever is in that div which is the actual image in this case.

Marc B Over a year ago

Unless you've got more than the code you've shown above, then no, it doesn't pull out images. It's only looking for <div class="image"> and returning the matching DOM nodes.

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Seagull · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-31 14:29:04Z

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$img = array();
$title = array();
$price = array();
foreach ($html->find('div.product') as $results) {
    $img[] = $results->find('div.image');
    $title[] = $results->find('a.title');
    $price[] = $results->find('div.price');
}

print_r($img);
print_r($title);
print_r($price);

answered Jan 31, 2012 at 14:29

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Ali Demirci · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-31 17:03:37Z

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Not sure if I completely understand you question, try the following.

$priceList = $titleList = $imgList = array();

foreach ($html->find('div.product') as $results) {<br/>
    foreach ($results->find('div.image') as $img) {<br/>
        $imgList[] = $img;<br/>
    }<br/>
    foreach ($results->find('a.title') as $title) {<br/>
        titleList[] = $title;<br/>
    }<br/>
    foreach ($results->find('div.price') as $price) {<br/>
        priceList[] = $price;<br/>
    }<br/>
}<br/>
foreach ($imgList as $img) {<br/>
        echo $img;<br/>
}<br/>

And so on...

edited Jan 31, 2012 at 17:03

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answered Jan 31, 2012 at 14:34

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