php array filter out old date

Question

I have the following array:

$avail = array($this->item->extraFields->RoomONEDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomTWODateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomTHREEDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomFOURDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomFIVEDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomSIXDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomSEVENDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomEIGHTDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomNINEDateAvailable->value, $this->item->extraFields->RoomTENDateAvailable->value);

These are the actual values:

Array ( [0] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [1] => Thursday, 03 September 2015 [2] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [3] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [4] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [5] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [6] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [7] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [8] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 [9] => Thursday, 01 January 1970 )

I need to remove all the 'Thursday, 01 January 1970' dates from the array, so it only contains valid dates, how can I do this please?

arbogastes · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-05 06:42:43Z

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Try:

$avail = array_diff($avail, array('Thursday, 01 January 1970'));

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 6:42

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low_rents Over a year ago

this is a nice solution! wow, there are so many array functions in PHP - I'll never know them all.

low_rents · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-05 07:06:47Z

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you don't need to rebuild your array, you can remove array entries with unset()[reference].
update: you don't need a reference here, you can work with the corresponding array directly:

foreach($avail as $key => $val)
{
    if($val == "Thursday, 01, January 1970")
        unset($avail[$key]);
}

var_dump($avail);

this is tested and should work for you.

edited Aug 5, 2015 at 7:06

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 6:46

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Simone Torrisi · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-05 06:45:21Z

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You can use the array_keys() functions, adding the option to search for a specific value, like this:

array_keys($array, "Thursday, 01 January 1970")

It will return an array of matching index, which you should unset from the original array.

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 6:45

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