How to remove specific element from array in php - php

Question

I have the following array
Array
(
[tags] => Array
(
[0] => hello
)
[assignee] => 60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b
[multiple_assignee] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[accountId] => 60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b
)
[1] => Array
(
[accountId] => 5b39d23d32e26a2de15f174f
)
)
)
I want to remove 60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b from the multiple_assignee array.
I have tried with the following code:
if (($key = array_search($this->getUsersHashMapValue($responsiblePartyIds[0]), $mutipleAssignee)) !== false) {
unset($mutipleAssignee[$key]['accountId']);
}
But it is not removing that element. The intention is I don't want to repeat the 60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b assignee in the multiple assignee array.
I have also tried with the following code:
foreach($mutipleAssignee as $subKey => $subArray){
if($subArray['accountId'] == $this->getUsersHashMapValue($responsiblePartyIds[0])){
unset($mutipleAssignee[$subKey]);
}
}
But it is resulting as
Array
(
[tags] => Array
(
[0] => hello
)
[assignee] => 60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b
[multiple_assignee] => Array
(
[1] => Array
(
[accountId] => 5b39d23d32e26a2de15f174f
)
)
)
rather than
[multiple_assignee] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[accountId] => 5b39d23d32e26a2de15f174f
)
)
Thank you

Answer 1

Just extract the accountId column and search that. Then use that key:
$key = array_search($this->getUsersHashMapValue($responsiblePartyIds[0]),
array_column($mutipleAssignee, 'accountId'));
unset($mutipleAssignee[$key]);
After your edit it seems you just want to reindex the subarray after unset:
$mutipleAssignee = array_values($mutipleAssignee);

Answer 2

I would just use a simple for loop. All of the array_* functions are really helpful but I find that they hide nuances. Since I don't have your functions I'm just making a plain-old one, but you should be able to port this.
$data = [
'tags' => [
'hello',
],
'assignee' => '60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b',
'multiple_assignee' => [
[
'accountId' => '60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b',
],
[
'accountId' => '5b39d23d32e26a2de15f174f',
],
],
];
$assignee = $data['assignee'];
foreach ($data['multiple_assignee'] as $multiple_assignee_key => $multiple_assignee) {
// if the root assignee is also listed in the multiple assignee area
if ($multiple_assignee['accountId'] === $assignee) {
// remove the duplicate from the multiple area
unset($data['multiple_assignee'][$multiple_assignee_key]);
// re-index the array
$data['multiple_assignee'] = array_values($data['multiple_assignee']);
}
}
This outputs:
array(3) {
["tags"]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "hello"
}
["assignee"]=>
string(24) "60b6a8a38cf91900695dd46b"
["multiple_assignee"]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
array(1) {
["accountId"]=>
string(24) "5b39d23d32e26a2de15f174f"
}
}
}
Demo here: https://3v4l.org/tYppK