Convert array key to string in php [duplicate]

Question

I have the following output when printing an array called yestardayArray using print_r:

Array
(
    [project-id] => Array
        (
            [373482] => Array
                (
                    [responsible-ids] => Array
                        (
                            [129938] => Array
                                (
                                    [0] => Array
                                        (
                                            [task-id] => 1812
                                            [content] => HU-003 - FRONT
                                            [progress] => 100
                                            [completed_On] => 2020-10-23
                                            [created_On] => 2020-10-14
                                            [responsible-ids] => 129938
                                            [responsible-name] => Malo M.
                                        )

                                )

                        )

                )

        )

)

I need a way to get the "129938" value as an string from the responsible-ids Array. I'm iterating througth project-id ($pid), in the case of this example "373482", and using different keys. Let's call a variable needString:

$needString = $yesterdayArray["project-id"][$pid]["responsible-ids"][$key];

When I print needString I get "Array" instead of "129938".

How can I get that array key in a string form?

But isn't $key already that key? Just echo key - or a turn it into a string by adding a blank string to the end $needString = $key. "" — imposterSyndrome
– imposterSyndrome, Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 5:16
@jameson who taught you to needlessly add . "" to string declarations? I see this strange technique too often on SO. — mickmackusa
– mickmackusa ♦, Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 6:17
I'm not sure really @mickmackusa it's not something I really do myself as I rarely have a use case for explicitly making an int a string (if I concat an int value inside a string it takes care of itself). If OP explicitly needs it as a string it's just a quick way to do it. What would you recommend — imposterSyndrome
– imposterSyndrome, Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 6:21

Nick · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-25 05:15:25Z

1

If you want to iterate over the keys for each responsible-ids sub-array, you can simply use a nested foreach e.g.

foreach ($yesterdayArray['project-id'] as $pid => $array) {
    foreach ($array['responsible-ids'] as $key => $rid) {
        echo $key . PHP_EOL;
    }
}

If you just want to get a list of the keys of each responsible-ids sub-array, you can just use array_keys:

foreach ($yesterdayArray['project-id'] as $pid => $array) {
    print_r(array_keys($array['responsible-ids']));
}

Output (for your sample data):

129938

Array
(
    [0] => 129938
)

Demo on 3v4l.org

answered Oct 25, 2020 at 5:15

Nick

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