PHP echo array help

Question

I have an array like this:

Array
(
    [1197624] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [datetime] => 2010-11-06 21:32:56
                    [movieID] => 1197624
                    [personID] => 0
                    [filename] => 1197624.jpg
                    [more indexes]...
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [datetime] => 2010-11-06 21:25:53
                    [movieID] => 1197624
                    [personID] => 0
                    [filename] => 1197624.jpg
                    [more indexes]...
                )
        )
    [0987657] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [datetime] => 2010-11-06 21:38:07
                    [movieID] => 0
                    [personID] => 0987657
                    [filename] => 0987657.jpg
                    [more indexes]...
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [datetime] => 2010-11-06 21:55:09
                    [movieID] => 0
                    [personID] => 0987657
                    [filename] => 0987657.jpg
                    [more indexes]...
                )
        )
    [5467023] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [datetime] => 2010-11-06 21:59:33
                    [movieID] => 5467023
                    [personID] => 0
                    [filename] => 5467023.jpg
                    [more indexes]...
                )


        )
)

I want to echo it like this (notice how the keys are grouped):

<div>
  <img src="../1197624.jpg" />
  <p>1197624</p>
  <ul>
    <li>2010-11-06 21:32:56</li>
    <li>2010-11-06 21:25:53</li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div>
  <img src="../0987657.jpg" />
  <p>0987657</p>
  <ul>
    <li>010-11-06 21:38:07</li>
    <li>2010-11-06 21:55:09</li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div>
  <img src="../5467023.jpg" />
  <p>5467023</p>
  <ul>
    <li>02010-11-06 21:59:33</li>
  </ul>
</div>

How to do it?

Richard Fearn · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-07 22:08:34Z

3

foreach ($array as $k => $vals) {
    echo "<div>\n";
    echo "  <img src=\"../" . $vals[0]["filename"] . "\" />\n";
    echo "  <p>" . $k . "</p>\n";
    echo "  <ul>\n";
    foreach ($vals as $v) {
        echo "    <li>" . $v["datetime"] . "</li>\n";
    }
    echo "  </ul>\n";
    echo "</div>\n";
}

A few assumptions here:

Each element in the top-level array will have at least one element as its value (so that the filename for the img tag can be obtained from the first element).
For each element of the top-level array, the filenames in the entry's values are identical (if not, the first one may not be the right one to choose).

edited Nov 7, 2010 at 22:08

answered Nov 7, 2010 at 22:01

Richard Fearn

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jonagoldman Over a year ago

Thanks for taking the time to include also the HTML in your answer ;)

Pekka · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-07 22:00:33Z

0

The rough structure will look like this:

foreach ($array as $key => $element)
 {
       ... echo opening div....

       echo $key; // 1197624
       ...
       echo $element[0]["datetime"]; // 2010-11-06 21:32:56
       echo $element[1]["datetime"]; // 2010-11-06 21:25:53
       ...

       ... echo closing div....


 }

answered Nov 7, 2010 at 22:00

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jonagoldman Over a year ago

Yes, but I dont know how many $element[0] are. I mean sometimes is $element[0] only and sometimes $element[786]

Pekka Over a year ago

@Jonathan then do another foreach on them

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