public static function NestedArray::setValue in Blazy 7

Sets a value in a nested array with variable depth.

Parameters

array $array: A reference to the array to modify.

array $parents: An array of parent keys, starting with the outermost key.

mixed $value: The value to set.

bool $force: (optional) If TRUE, the value is forced into the structure even if it requires the deletion of an already existing non-array parent value. If FALSE, PHP throws an error if trying to add into a value that is not an array. Defaults to FALSE.

See also

NestedArray::unsetValue()

NestedArray::getValue()

File

src/Utility/NestedArray.php, line 67

Class

NestedArray

Provides helpers to perform operations on nested arrays, kidnapped from D8.

Namespace

Drupal\blazy\Utility

Code

public static function setValue(array &$array, array $parents, $value, $force = FALSE) {
  $ref =& $array;
  foreach ($parents as $parent) {

    // PHP auto-creates container arrays and NULL entries without error if
    // $ref is NULL, but throws an error if $ref is set, but not an array.
    if ($force && isset($ref) && !is_array($ref)) {
      $ref = [];
    }
    $ref =& $ref[$parent];
  }
  $ref = $value;
}