Combine $request->request and $request->files arrays - php

Question

Im posting a multipart with text and files and trying to pass data to form, but these data are separated, so I want to combine them.
$request->request->all()
$request->files->all()
$form = $this->createForm(ParkingType::class, new Parking());
$form->submit($INeedToPassTheCombinedArray);
if ($form->isValid()) {
return $form->getData();
}
Both arrays have the same structure.
For example:
$request->request->all()
{
"name": "Test",
"taxId": "asd12",
"nationality": "england",
"parkings": [{
"total": 4,
"capacity": 928,
"places": [{
"total": 123,
"name": "test",
"address": "test"
},
{
"total": 123,
"name": "test",
"address": "test"
}
]
}]
}
$request->files->all()
{
"parkings": [{
"generalInfo": "File.pdf",
"places": [{
"logo": "File1.png"
},
{
"logo": "File2.png"
}
]
}]
}
I want to combine then in one single array, getting this:
{
"name": "Test",
"taxId": "asd12",
"nationality": "england",
"parkings": [{
"total": 4,
"capacity": 928,
"generalInfo": "File.pdf",
"places": [{
"total": 123,
"name": "test",
"address": "test",
"logo": "File1.png"
},
{
"total": 123,
"name": "test",
"address": "test",
"logo": "File2.png"
}
]
}]
}
I tried using array_merge, but the result is a single array which contain 2 arrays. It is not adding the data of one array in the respective position of the other array.
I want to know if there is some method for do this automatically and elegant.

Answer 1

Hope this will solve your problem
$data1 = json_decode($data,true);// first post array
$data2 = json_decode($file,true);//second file array
foreach($data1['parkings'] as $key=>&$val){ // Loop though one array
$val2 = $data2['parkings'][$key]; // Get the values from the other array
$val += $val2; // combine 'em
foreach($val['places'] as $k=>&$v){
$val3 = $val2['places'][$k]; // Get the values from the other array
$v += $val3; // combine 'em
}
}
echo json_encode($data1);
{
"name": "Test",
"taxId": "asd12",
"nationality": "england",
"parkings": [
{
"total": 4,
"capacity": 928,
"places": [
{
"total": 123,
"name": "test",
"address": "test",
"logo": "File1.png"
},
{
"total": 123,
"name": "test",
"address": "test",
"logo": "File2.png"
}
],
"generalInfo": "File.pdf"
}
]
}