2D Array from exec output

Question

I have the code

foreach ($retval as $line) {  // process array line by line
    echo "$line \n";
}

and it gives me a nice array with output of

FieldType: Text 
FieldName: Job title 
FieldFlags: 0 
FieldValue: ICT Manager 
FieldJustification: Left
--- 
FieldType: Text 
FieldName: Hours Per Week 
FieldFlags: 0 
FieldValue: 35 
FieldJustification: Left 
--- 
FieldType: Text 
FieldName: Reporting To 
FieldFlags: 0 
FieldValue: Jerry Woolner 
FieldJustification: Left 
--- 
FieldType: Text 
FieldName: Main Duties/Repsonsibilities 
FieldFlags: 4096 
FieldValue: dfhg fdhg fgh fghfgh fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh 
FieldJustification: Left

I now want to get this as a 2D array so that the output will be what i need which is

Array [0]
      array[0] = FieldType: Text 
      array[1] = FieldName: Job title 
      array[2] = FieldFlags: 0 
      array[3] = FieldValue: ICT Manager 
      array[4] = FieldJustification: Left 
      array[5] = --- 

Array [1]
      array[0] = FieldType: Text 
      array[1] = FieldName: Hours Per Week 
      array[2] = FieldFlags: 0 
      array[3] = FieldValue: 35 
      array[4] = FieldJustification: Left 
      array[5] = --- 

etc etc

how can i do this ?

current output vardump is

array(25) { [0]=> array(0) { } [1]=> string(3) "---" [2]=> string(15) "FieldType: Text" [3]=> string(20) "FieldName: Job title" [4]=> string(13) "FieldFlags: 0" [5]=> string(23) "FieldValue: ICT Manager" [6]=> string(24) "FieldJustification: Left" [7]=> string(3) "---" [8]=> string(15) "FieldType: Text" [9]=> string(25) "FieldName: Hours Per Week" [10]=> string(13) "FieldFlags: 0" [11]=> string(14) "FieldValue: 35" [12]=> string(24) "FieldJustification: Left" [13]=> string(3) "---" [14]=> string(15) "FieldType: Text" [15]=> string(23) "FieldName: Reporting To" [16]=> string(13) "FieldFlags: 0" [17]=> string(25) "FieldValue: Jerry Woolner" [18]=> string(24) "FieldJustification: Left" [19]=> string(3) "---" [20]=> string(15) "FieldType: Text" [21]=> string(39) "FieldName: Main Duties/Repsonsibilities" [22]=> string(16) "FieldFlags: 4096" [23]=> string(686) "FieldValue: dfhg fdhg fgh fghfgh fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh h fgh dfghdfghfdgh dfgh dfghfdgh gfhdfgh" [24]=> string(24) "FieldJustification: Left" }

What is the current output of: var_dump($retval); ?

Rizier123
– Rizier123

2015-07-07 10:32:30 +00:00
Commented Jul 7, 2015 at 10:32 — Rizier123
– Rizier123, Commented Jul 7, 2015 at 10:32

Rizier123 · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-07 10:38:33Z

1

This should work for you:

Just array_chunk() your array into chunks of 6 an done:

$chunked = array_chunk($retval, 6);
print_r($chunked);

answered Jul 7, 2015 at 10:38

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2 Comments

Lee Over a year ago

Thats great and pretty much works but sometimes it may have more than 6 fields. ideally i need it to chunk it by the --- field

Rizier123 Over a year ago

@Lee Then use array_search() to search for --- take the (key+1) and then you have your chunk size

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