PHP extract array values to be added in another arrays

Question

How to extract array values, then creating another arrays with the one of the items is taken from the value.

I have the the following code below.

Base code below:

$order_id = 325;
$fruits = ["Apple","Blueberry","Coconut"];
$date_created = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");

Then create new arrays like these below:

// These $var should be incrementing depends the $fruits values. (e.g: $var1, $var2, $var3, $var4 and so on..)
$var1 = [
        "order_id" => 325,
        "fruit_name" => "Apple",
        "date_created" => $date_created
        ];

$var2 = [
        "order_id" => 325,
        "fruit_name" => "Blueberry",
        "date_created" => $date_created
        ];

$var3 = [
        "order_id" => 325,
        "fruit_name" => "Coconut",
        "date_created" => $date_created
        ];

Result must be like below:

// The Result I wondering should be like this:
$array = [
        $var1,
        $var2,
        $var3,
        // $var4 if any..
        ];

Thank you for your help in advanced.

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-24 04:24:43Z

1

Use a foreach loop:

$array = array();
foreach ($fruits as $f) {
    $array[] = array(
        "order_id" => $order_id,
        "fruit_name" => $f,
        "date_created" => $date_created
    );
}

There should be no need for $var1, $var2, etc. Just push the new elements directly onto the array.

answered Mar 24, 2016 at 4:24

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Jack jdeoel · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-24 04:53:48Z

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as your said These $var should be incrementing depends the $fruits values ,so I made a little code by variable increment.

<?php
 $order_id = 325;
 $fruits = ["Apple","Blueberry","Coconut"];
 $date_created = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
 $array = array();
  foreach ($fruits as $key => $value) {
    ${"var{$key}"} = array();//will get $var0,$var1,....etc
    ${"var{$key}"}["order_id"] = $order_id;
    ${"var{$key}"}["fruit_name"] = $value;
    ${"var{$key}"}["date_create()"] = $date_created;
 }    
 $array = [$var0,$var1,$var2];
 var_dump($array);

answered Mar 24, 2016 at 4:53

Jack jdeoel

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2 Comments

Barmar Over a year ago

Please don't encourage the use of variable variables. There's practically never a use for them.

Jack jdeoel Over a year ago

yes , I know it ,I just give the hint that he asked ! But Thanks for your comment.

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