Re: [PHP] Arrays

Never mind. I found a different function that reads out the children  
as well into the array.

		
		function xml_parse_into_assoc($data) {
			  $p = xml_parser_create();
			
			  xml_parser_set_option($p, XML_OPTION_CASE_FOLDING, 0);
			  xml_parser_set_option($p, XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE, 1);
			
			  xml_parse_into_struct($p, $data, $vals, $index);
			  xml_parser_free($p);
			
			  $levels = array(null);
			
			  foreach ($vals as $val) {
			    if ($val['type'] == 'open' || $val['type'] == 'complete') {
			      if (!array_key_exists($val['level'], $levels)) {
			        $levels[$val['level']] = array();
			      }
			    }
			
			    $prevLevel =& $levels[$val['level'] - 1];
			    $parent = $prevLevel[sizeof($prevLevel)-1];
			
			    if ($val['type'] == 'open') {
			      $val['children'] = array();
			      array_push(&$levels[$val['level']], $val);
			      continue;
			    }
			
			    else if ($val['type'] == 'complete') {
			      $parent['children'][$val['tag']] = $val['value'];
			    }
			
			    else if ($val['type'] == 'close') {
			      $pop = array_pop($levels[$val['level']]);
			      $tag = $pop['tag'];
			
			      if ($parent) {
			        if (!array_key_exists($tag, $parent['children'])) {
			          $parent['children'][$tag] = $pop['children'];
			        }
			        else if (is_array($parent['children'][$tag])) {
			            if(!isset($parent['children'][$tag][0])) {
			                $oldSingle = $parent['children'][$tag];
			                $parent['children'][$tag] = null;
			                $parent['children'][$tag][] = $oldSingle;
			
			            }
			              $parent['children'][$tag][] = $pop['children'];
			        }
			      }
			      else {
			        return(array($pop['tag'] => $pop['children']));
			      }
			    }
			
			    $prevLevel[sizeof($prevLevel)-1] = $parent;
			  }
		}


			$params = xml_parse_into_assoc($result);//$result = xml result from  
USPS api

Original function by: jemptymethod at gmail dot com
Duplicate names fix by: Anonymous (comment right above original  
function)

Best,
Karl


On Feb 25, 2013, at 7:50 PM, Jim Lucas wrote:

> On 02/25/2013 05:40 PM, Karl DeSaulniers wrote:
>> Hi Guys/Gals,
>> If I have an multidimensional array and it has items that have the  
>> same
>> name in it, how do I get the values of each similar item?
>>
>> EG:
>>
>> specialservices => array(
>> specialservice => array(
>> serviceid => 1,
>> servicename=> signature required,
>> price => $4.95
>> ),
>> secialservice => array(
>> serviceid => 15,
>> servicename => return receipt,
>> price => $2.30
>> )
>> )
>>
>> How do I get the prices for each? What would be the best way to do  
>> this?
>> Can I utilize the serviceid to do this somehow?
>> It is always going to be different per specialservice.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Karl DeSaulniers
>> Design Drumm
>> http://designdrumm.com
>>
>>
>
> This will never work.  Your last array will always overwrite your  
> previous array.
>
> Here is how I would suggest building it:
>
>
> $items = array(
>    1 => array(
>        serviceid => 1,
>        servicename=> signature required,
>        price => $4.95
>    ),
>    15 => array(
>        serviceid => 15,
>        servicename => return receipt,
>        price => $2.30
>    )
> )
>
> This will ensure that your first level indexes never overwrite  
> themselves.
>
> But, with that change made, then do this:
>
> foreach ( $items AS $item ) {
>  if ( array_key_exists('price', $item) ) {
>    echo $item['price'];
>  } else {
>    echo 'Item does not have a price set';
>  }
> }
>
> Resources:
> http://php.net/foreach
> http://php.net/array_key_exists
>
> -- 
> Jim Lucas
>
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Karl DeSaulniers
Design Drumm
http://designdrumm.com