PHP foreach array key

Question

There is an array, how to make so that the array key is the same as the id?

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 1
            [title] => Phones
            [parent] => 0
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [id] => 2
            [title] => Apple
            [parent] => 1
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [id] => 5
            [title] => Samsung
            [parent] => 1
        )
)

I tried to do so, but it turns out the other way around, id becomes the same as the array key. It should be the other way around.

foreach ($statement as $key => $value) {
    $statement[$key]['id'] = $key;
}

See: http://stackoverflow.com/q/1494953/3933332 – Rizier123 Aug 17 '16 at 17:51 — Rizier123, Aug 17 '16 at 17:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 17 '16 at 17:45

0

foreach($array as $key => $val){
 $new_array[$val['id']] = $val;
}

$array = $new_array;

answered Aug 17 '16 at 17:45

sathia

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beware that if you don't have unique ids you'll find only the last value on the new array. also, accept answer :) – sathia Aug 17 '16 at 17:52

Indrasis Datta · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-17T17:51:19.510

The part where you were mistaken is the usage of $key. Please see that $key refers to the keys of the main array i.e 0, 1, 2.

Since we need the value corresponding to key id, $value['id'] becomes the key of our result array $newArray. Just use a new variable and store it in that.

Code:

$newArray = array();
foreach ($statement as $value) {
    $newArray[$value['id']] = $value;
}

Output:

 Array
(
   [1] => Array
    (
        [id] => 1
        [title] => Phones
        [parent] => 0
    )
   [2] => Array
    (
        [id] => 2
        [title] => Apple
        [parent] => 1
    )

    [5] => Array
     (
        [id] => 5
        [title] => Samsung
        [parent] => 1
      )
)

PHP foreach array key

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