Removing an associated key/value pair from array (nested) - php

Question

I have two function to add remove parameters to the query string. The "add_query_params" (thanks to this forum) is working nicely and I can now add multiple tags to the query string of the same type.
For example
http://example.com?tags[]=flowers&tags[]=shrubs&category[]=garden
As you can see, I can add multiple of the same parameters, I am also querying these nicely using queryfilters.
However my newest problem, is simply removing a single tag type without affecting the rest of the query string. I will then rebuild the query without the deleted tag.
Someone kindly yesterday helped me to to a point but this removes ALL tag key values, not just the specified tag.
So if I was to delete say $tags[]shrubs from the above URL it would actually delete BOTH tag[]shrubs AND $tags[]flowers.
This obviously isn't very intuitive for a filter system I am devising. What I would like to know is how to remove just the single key value pair and leave the other keys pairs intact.
Here is my helper function
//Accept a param array which passthrough through tag type eg category/tag and value
function remove_query_params(array $params = [])
{
//Set to array
$existingParams = [];
$existingParams = request()->query();
foreach($params as $key=>$value){
if (isset($existingParams[$value])) {
unset($existingParams[$value]);
}
}
$query = http_build_query($existingParams);
return url()->current() . '?' . $query;
}
//Need to return: user removes tag from filter in blade, URL recontructs without the passed through tag value
//Before
//http://example.com?tags[]=flowers&tags[]=shrubs&category[]=garden
//After
//http://example.com?tags[]=flowers&category[]=garden
This does not work, if I change $value to $key then it will will, but it will remove all keys of the same type, not the behaviour I would like.
I activate this behaviour via a call in the blade template, this forms a href
//Pass through parameter type and parameter value
{{remove_query_params(['category' => $category->id]) }}
Has anybody got any pointers as to where I go next?#
Thanks and fingers crossed I am not far off :)
Adam

Answer 1

I hope this solution will help you:
<?php
function remove_query_params(array $params = [])
{
//Set to array
$existingParams = [
'tags' => [
'aaaa',
'bbbb'
],
'category' => 'ccc'
];
// go trough all parameters
foreach ($existingParams as $key1 => $value1) {
// go to the parameters, which need to be deleted
foreach ($params as $key2 => $value2) {
// only if the keys equals, do something
if ($key1 === $key2) {
// if the param is an array
if (is_array($value1)) {
foreach ($value1 as $k => $v) {
// if the elements to delete are an array
if (is_array($value2)) {
foreach ($value2 as $b => $r) {
if ($v == $r) {
unset($existingParams[$key1][$k]);
}
}
} else {
if ($v == $value2) {
unset($existingParams[$key1][$k]);
}
}
}
} else {
if (isset($existingParams[$key2])) {
unset($existingParams[$key2]);
}
}
}
}
}
$query = http_build_query($existingParams);
return $query;
}
echo remove_query_params(['tags' => 'aaaa']);
echo "\n";
echo remove_query_params(['tags' => ['aaaa', 'bbbb']]);
echo "\n";
echo remove_query_params(['category' => 'ccc']);
echo "\n";

Answer 2

tags is not an associated array. It is just a list of strings. Also, look at the value of $existingParams = request()->query(); It is not the tags array. It is an object that contains it. That is why when you use $key it works but deletes everything because $key is tags. So, in your check $existingParams['tags'] should be checked for the shrubs value. in_array is what you are looking in this case.

Answer 3

Hope this will solve your problem.I just provided the core function to get the things done in a way
$query = "tags[]=flowers&tags[]=shrubs&category[]=garden";
echo (remove_query_params( [ 'tags' => 'shrubs' ], $query ));
function remove_query_params(array $params = [], $query )
{
parse_str( $query, $existingParams );
$existing_keys = array_keys( $existingParams);
foreach($params as $key=>$value){
if( in_array( $key, $existing_keys ) ){
foreach ($existingParams[$key] as $param_key => $param_value) {
if( $param_value == $value ){
unset( $existingParams[$key][$param_key] );
}
}
}
}
$query = http_build_query($existingParams);
return $query;
}