PHP changing value of item in a multidimensional array

Question

I´ve already researched this, but the answers found did not solve my problem. I want to change all username items to 'kk', but printing the array afterwards show that nothing has been changed. What could be wrong?

<?php
$myArray = Array(
    0 => Array(
        'sender' => kk,
        'message' => hhiui,
        'timestamp' => '2017-02-04 10:04:57',
        'username' => '',
        'msgtype' => 0,
        'threadid' => 20737047302042017230457
    ) ,
    1 => Array(
        'sender' => kk,
        'message' => hhiui,
        'timestamp' => '2017-02-04 10:04:57',
        'username' => '',
        'msgtype' => 0,
        'threadid' => 20737047302042017230457
    ) ,
    2 => Array(
        'sender' => kk,
        'message' => hhiui,
        'timestamp' => '2017-02-04 10:04:57',
        'username' => '',
        'msgtype' => '16',
        'threadid' => 20737047302042017230457
    )
);

foreach($myArray as $value)
    {
    $value['username'] = "kk";
    }

print_r($myArray);

It just gives me:

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [sender] => kk
            [message] => hhiui
            [timestamp] => 2017-02-04 10:04:57
            [username] => 
            [msgtype] => 0
            [threadid] => 2.0737047302042E+22
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [sender] => kk
            [message] => hhiui
            [timestamp] => 2017-02-04 10:04:57
            [username] => 
            [msgtype] => 0
            [threadid] => 2.0737047302042E+22
         )

     [2] => Array
         (
             [sender] => kk
             [message] => hhiui
             [timestamp] => 2017-02-04 10:04:57
             [username] => 
             [msgtype] => 16
             [threadid] => 2.0737047302042E+22
        )

)
Array
(
     [2] => Array
         (
             [sender] => kk
             [message] => hhiui
             [timestamp] => 2017-02-04 10:04:57
             [username] => 
             [msgtype] => 16
             [threadid] => 2.0737047302042E+22
         )

you have to make changes to $myArray – L. Vadim Feb 05 '17 at 14:33 — L. Vadim, Feb 05 '17 at 14:33

akond · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-05T14:40:33.887

6

You should have done it that way:

foreach ($myArray as &$value)
{
   $value['username'] = "kk";
}

Notice the & symbol. It gives you ability to change the array.

edited Feb 05 '17 at 14:40

answered Feb 05 '17 at 14:35

akond

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 05 '17 at 15:21

use the reference operator & before the $value in your loop to edit array row

References in PHP are a means to access the same variable content by different names. http://php.net/manual/en/language.references.whatare.php

<?php
    $myArray = Array(
        0 => Array(
            'sender' =>"kk",
            'message' => "hhiui",
            'timestamp' => '2017-02-04 10:04:57',
            'username' => '',
            'msgtype' => 0,
            'threadid' => 20737047302042017230457
        ) ,
        1 => Array(
            'sender' => "kk",
            'message' => "hhiui",
            'timestamp' => '2017-02-04 10:04:57',
            'username' => '',
            'msgtype' => 0,
            'threadid' => 20737047302042017230457
        ) ,
        2 => Array(
            'sender' => "kk",
            'message' => "hhiui",
            'timestamp' => '2017-02-04 10:04:57',
            'username' => '',
            'msgtype' => '16',
            'threadid' => 20737047302042017230457
        )
    );

    foreach($myArray as &$value)
    {
          $value['username'] = "kk";
    }

    print_r($myArray);

I support @adwairi solution – Hamza Alayed Feb 05 '17 at 15:17 — Hamza Alayed, Feb 05 '17 at 15:17

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 05 '17 at 14:36

1

Make this way:

foreach ($myArray as $key=>$value)
{
$myArray[$key]['username'] = "kk";
}

answered Feb 05 '17 at 14:36

L. Vadim

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