I have a deep multidimensional array that I am needing to extract the value of a specific key. I have found that the array_walk_recursive
function will be my best option. I only need the first occurrence.
My array looks like this - (except much more complicated)
Array (
[vehicle info] => Array (
[one] => Array (
[submodel] => LX
[engine] => 2.3
)
[two] => Array (
[color] => blue
[year] => 2007
[wheels] => 4
)
[three] => Array (
[submodel] => LX
[make] => Ford
[model] => F-150
[offroad] => No
)
)
)
The issue here is, submodel
is in both one and three. Additionally, the array is not consistent, so I must use array_walk_recursive
to search through it for the matching key, then return the value for that key.
Here is my current code -
array_walk_recursive ($array, (function ($item, $key) {
$wanted = "submodel";
if ($key === $wanted) {
echo ("$key is $item");
}
}));
The above returns submodel is LXsubmodel is LX
.
Bonus Question!! How can I search for multiple keys and return the first corresponding value for each of those? I was thinking putting all wanted keys in an array, then do a foreach loop, but don't quite know how to structure this. I am new to php.