String to multidimensional array in PHP

Question

So here is the situation i'm stuck at. I'm trying to import a multidimensional array in PHP from a javascript file(http://roosters-hd.stenden.com/js/data_autogen.js) which i import as a string. It looks like this:

locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.090 (33)", "E0.090 (33)", "#SPLUS6ECDBE", "MET");
locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.092 (28)", "E0.092 (28)", "#SPLUS6ECDBF", "(none)");
locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.111 (30)", "E0.111 (30)", "#SPLUS6ECDC0", "(none)");
locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.113 (30)", "E0.113 (30)", "#SPLUS6ECDC1", "(none)");
etc.

Into a php array:

Array (
    [0] => Array (
        [Class] => "E0.090 (33)"
        [ClassID] => "#SPLUS6ECDBE""
        [type] => "MET"
    ),    
    [1] => Array (
        [Class] => "E0.090 (28)"
        [ClassID] => "#SPLUS6ECDBF""
        [type] => "(none)"
    ),  
    [2] => Array (
        [Class] => "E0.111 (30)"
        [ClassID] => "#SPLUS6ECDC0""
        [type] => "(none)"
    ), 
    etc.  
)

What would be the most efficient way to import this multidimensional array?

Where is this file you're importing the data from? I'm pretty sure you can use a combination of file and some other functions to create a loop to do this for you! — Dale
– Dale, Commented Jun 28, 2013 at 8:23
It's extremely unclear what's supposed to be an array here and what you want the result to look like. Please clarify. — deceze
– deceze ♦, Commented Jun 28, 2013 at 8:24
Its javascript, here is the location: roosters-hd.stenden.com/js/data_autogen.js — JasperJ
– JasperJ, Commented Jun 28, 2013 at 8:25
I guess im very unclear, basicly i want to use the arrays within the javascript file in php. I will rephrase my question... — JasperJ
– JasperJ, Commented Jun 28, 2013 at 8:32

eyecatchUp · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-28 12:31:17Z

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You could use something like:

$data    = file_get_contents('http://roosters-hd.stenden.com/js/data_autogen.js');
$matches = $outArray = array();

preg_match_all('#locgroup\("(.*?)"\);#', $data, $matches);

foreach($matches[1] as $arr) {
    array_push($outArray, explode('", "', $arr));
}

print_r($outArray);

Output: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=ejxpUJy6

Update: If you want your array to use the key names as shown in your updated question, just change the foreach loop as follows:

foreach($matches[1] as $arr) {
    $tmp = explode('", "', $arr);          
    array_push($outArray, array(
        'Class'   => $tmp[0],
        'ClassID' => $tmp[2],
        'type'    => $tmp[3],
    ));
}

Output: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=ek0PRr0r

edited Jun 28, 2013 at 12:31

answered Jun 28, 2013 at 8:38

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deceze · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-28 09:08:25Z

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$data = <<<DATA
locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.090 (33)", "E0.090 (33)", "#SPLUS6ECDBE", "MET");
locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.092 (28)", "E0.092 (28)", "#SPLUS6ECDBF", "(none)");
locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.111 (30)", "E0.111 (30)", "#SPLUS6ECDC0", "(none)");
locgrouparray[i++] = new locgroup("E0.113 (30)", "E0.113 (30)", "#SPLUS6ECDC1", "(none)");
DATA;

preg_match_all('/locgroup\("([^"]+)",\s*"[^"]+",\s*"([^"]+)",\s*"([^"]+)"\)/i', $data, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);
$parsedData = array_map(function (array $m) { return array('Class' => $m[1], 'ClassId' => $m[2], 'type' => $m[3]); }, $matches);

var_dump($parsedData);

edited Jun 28, 2013 at 9:08

answered Jun 28, 2013 at 8:51

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