convert array in php from ajax request

Question

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [floor 1st Floor] => Reinforced Concrete
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [floor 2nd Floor] => Plain Cement
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [floor 3rd Floor] => Plain Cement
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [floor 3rd Floor] => Marble
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [floor 4th Floor] => Marble
        )

    [5] => Array
        (
            [floor 4th Floor] => Wood
        )

    [6] => Array
        (
            [floor 3rd Floor] => eqweqw
        )

    [7] => Array
        (
            [wall 1st Floor] => Reinforced Concrete
        )

    [8] => Array
        (
            [wall 2nd Floor] => Plain Cement
        )

    [9] => Array
        (
            [wall 4th Floor] => Plain Cement
        )

    [10] => Array
        (
            [wall 3rd Floor] => CHB
        )

    [11] => Array
        (
            [wall 3rd Floor] => ewqewqq
        )

    [12] => Array
        (
            [roof] => Tiles
        )

    [13] => Array
        (
            [roof] => qweqe
        )

)

I have many array from ajax request and i get all of them in php what i did is i combine them and got the above result.My problem is i cant get all the value of the return invidually. How to convert the above array into like this below. So that i can get each value using the key example

foreach ($material as $value) {
echo $value['wall 3rd Floor'];
}

Or if possible how to get all the value from first array like this echo $value['wall 3rd Floor'];

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [floor 1st Floor] => Reinforced Concrete
            [floor 2nd Floor] => Plain Cement
            [floor 3rd Floor] => Plain Cement
            [floor 3rd Floor] => Marble
            [floor 4th Floor] => Marble
            [floor 4th Floor] => Wood
            [floor 3rd Floor] => eqweqw
            [wall 1st Floor] => Reinforced Concrete
            [wall 2nd Floor] => Plain Cement
            [wall 4th Floor] => Plain Cement
            [wall 3rd Floor] => CHB
            [wall 3rd Floor] => ewqewqq
            [roof] => Tiles
            [roof] => qweqe
        )

)

i tried several approach like this one from here but i didnt get the desired output

for ($i = 0; $i <  count($array); $i++) {
    $key=key($array);
    $val=$array[$key];
    if ($val<> ' ') {
       echo $key ." = ".  $val ." <br> ";
       }
     next($array);
    }

Darren · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-10 05:39:29Z

2

You just need to double foreach() it:

$new = array();
foreach($data as $item) {
    foreach($item as $key => $value) {
        $new[$key] = $value;
    }
}

Then you can access it as you like:

echo $new['wall 3rd Floor'];

Example

Alternatively, if you want a shorter loop, you could do this via harnessing key() and current():

$new = array();
foreach($data as $item) {
    $new[key($item)] = current($item);
}

Example

Explanation

key() fetches the current key of the $item
current() fetches the current value of the $item

edited Mar 10, 2015 at 5:39

answered Mar 10, 2015 at 5:34

Darren

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Pekka Over a year ago

sir i can get the value using the array

$data = [   ['floor 1st Floor' => 'Reinforced Concrete'],   ['floor 2nd Floor' => 'Plain Cement'],   ['floor 3rd Floor' => 'Plain Cement'], ];

problem is when array is the first array example

Array (     [0] => Array         (             [floor 1st Floor] => Reinforced Concrete         )      [1] => Array         (             [floor 2nd Floor] => Plain Cement         ) )

Darren Over a year ago

@Pekka That's what I took it from. The first array you supplied. You have to create a new array the way you want it.

Pekka Over a year ago

let me try it again sir maybe i got it all wrong, $new['wall 3rd Floor'] this will echo the values CHB and ewqewqq right?let me check again sir

Darren Over a year ago

Hang on, you have keys that are the same. That's going to cause an issue as the value will be overwritten by the last of it's kind in the original array.

Pekka Over a year ago

i saw the overwritten data how to avoid it getting overwritten?

CharlesEF · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-10 05:40:20Z

0

Have you tried something like this: foreach(array as $key => $value) { echo $key ." = ". $value ."
"; }

answered Mar 10, 2015 at 5:40

CharlesEF

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