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Implode Multidimensional Array Keys and Values


I have an array that I am trying to convert into two strings, one with dates and one with the data values. This is a sample array:

[$output Array below]

Array
 (
[2019-03-19] => Array
    (
        [data_values] => 1566
    )

[2019-03-18] => Array
    (
        [data_values] => 1542
    )

[2019-03-17] => Array
    (
        [data_values] => 786
    )

[2019-03-16] => Array
    (
        [data_values] => 756
    )

)

A desired output would be something like:

$dates = '2019-03-19,2019-03-18,2019-03-17,2019-03-16';
$data_values = '1566,1542,786,756';

I've tried this, which will give me the data_values but I can't get the dates, I assume because its the array key?

function implode_r($g, $p) {
    return is_array($p) ?
           implode($g, array_map(__FUNCTION__, array_fill(0, count($p), $g), $p)) : 
           $p;
}

$data_values = implode_r(',', $output); 
echo $data_values;

Solution

  • You can just use array_keys and array_column:

    $dates = implode(',', array_keys($output));
    $data_values = implode(',', array_column($output, 'data_values'));
    

    Demo on 3v4l.org