I have this array
Array (
[0] => Array ( [name] => Apple [amount] => 1)
[1] => Array ( [name] => Apple [amount] => 2)
[2] => Array ( [name] => Orange [amount] => 3)
[3] => Array ( [name] => Orange [amount] => 4)
[4] => Array ( [name] => Banana [amount] => 5)
[5] => Array ( [name] => Pear [amount] => 6)
)
which i would like to end up like this:
Array (
[0] => Array ( [name] => Apple [amount] => 1)
[2] => Array ( [name] => Orange [amount] => 3)
[4] => Array ( [name] => Banana [amount] => 5)
[5] => Array ( [name] => Pear [amount] => 6)
)
The important thing is that the array key values must be the same after transforming.
At the moment i use this solution:
$newArray = array();
$usedFruits = array();
foreach ( $originalArray AS $line ) {
if ( !in_array($line['name'], $usedFruits) ) {
$usedFruits[] = $line['name'];
$newArray[] = $line;
}
}
$originalArray = $newArray;
$newArray = NULL;
$usedFruits = NULL;
This removes the duplicate arrays but it also resets the key values.
Array (
[0] => Array ( [name] => Apple [amount] => 1)
[1] => Array ( [name] => Orange [amount] => 3)
[2] => Array ( [name] => Banana [amount] => 5)
[3] => Array ( [name] => Pear [amount] => 6)
)
How is it possible to keep the original array key values?
Use the optional
$key
in the foreach()
:foreach ( $originalArray AS $key => $line ) {
if ( !in_array($line['name'], $usedFruits) ) {
$usedFruits[] = $line['name'];
$newArray[$key] = $line;
}
}
Outputs:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[name] => Apple
[amount] => 1
)
[2] => Array
(
[name] => Orange
[amount] => 3
)
[4] => Array
(
[name] => Banana
[amount] => 5
)
[5] => Array
(
[name] => Pear
[amount] => 6
)
)
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