How to add element to advanced array inside foreach loop - php

Question

I am trying to add my data to my array inside my foreach loop.
I have almost done it successfully, except the array is too in-depth.
It's showing array->array->{WHAT I WANT}
When I need array->{WHAT I WANT}
Example, I'm needing it to be like:
Array
(
[home] => Array
(
[0] => Dashboard\Main#index
[1] => GET
)
[home/] => Array
(
[0] => Dashboard\Main#index
[1] => GET
)
)
When at the moment, it's showing:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[services/content-writing] => Array
(
[0] => Dashboard\Services#contentwriting
[1] => GET
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[services/pbn-links] => Array
(
[0] => Dashboard\Services#pbnlinks
[1] => GET
)
)
)
The code I'm currently using inside my foreach loop is:
$realArray = array();
// Services exist
if($services)
{
// Sort them into our array
foreach ($services as $service) {
$servicePageName = $service->page_name;
$serviceName = str_replace(' ', '', strtolower($service->name));
$realArrayNew = array(
"services/$servicePageName" => ["Dashboard\Services#$serviceName", 'GET']
);
array_push($realArray, $realArrayNew);
//'home' => ['Dashboard\Main#index', 'GET'],
}
}
return $realArray;

Answer 1

The servicePageName variable must be the key field on the realArray to get the results you want.
I'm presuming you input object array looks something like this:
[
(int) 0 => object(stdClass) {
name => 'contentwriting'
page_name => 'content-writing'
},
(int) 1 => object(stdClass) {
name => 'pbnlinks'
page_name => 'pbn-links'
}
]
If we do this:
$realArray = [];
if ($services) {
foreach ($services as $service) {
$servicePageName = $service->page_name;
$serviceName = str_replace(' ', '', strtolower($service->name));
$realArray["services/$servicePageName"] = [
0 => "Dashboard\Services#$serviceName",
1 => "GET"
];
}
}
This is what we get on realArray:
[
'services/content-writing' => [
(int) 0 => 'Dashboard\Services#contentwriting',
(int) 1 => 'GET'
],
'services/pbn-links' => [
(int) 0 => 'Dashboard\Services#pbnlinks',
(int) 1 => 'GET'
]
]

Answer 2

This portion of the code inserts a new subarray to your main array:
$realArrayNew = array(
"services/$servicePageName" => ["Dashboard\Services#$serviceName", 'GET']
);
array_push($realArray, $realArrayNew);
Replace it all with:
$realArray["services/$servicePageName"] = ["Dashboard\Services#$serviceName", 'GET'];
That way your top level will have service names as keys.