Creating associative array from object - php

Question

I currently have an array that is building with the correct data by looping an object but it's giving the incorrect format:
$priceResult = array();
foreach($prices->categories as $category){
$priceResult[] = $category->category_name;
$priceResult[] = $category->category_desc;
$priceResult[] = $category->category_code;
foreach($category->products as $product){
$priceResult[] = $product->product_info->item->item_code;
foreach ($product->product_info->details as $details) {
$priceResult[] = $details->description;
$priceResult[] = $details->color;
$priceResult[] = $details->sector;
}
$priceResult[] = $product->product_info->code;
$priceResult[] = $product->product_info->item->description;
$priceResult[] = $product->product_info->item->item_type->quantity;
foreach(get_object_vars($product->prices) as $amount){
$priceResult[] = $amount;
}
}
}
This isn't associative though.
So currently, say I have one category with two products then they all print out as a single array
array({
1:category_name
2:category_desc
3:category_code
4:item_code
5:description
6:color
7:sector
8:code
9:description
10:quantity
11:amount
12:item_code
13:description
14:color
15:sector
16:code
17:description
18:quantity
19:amount
})
I'd like to get a structure where the parent level is the category_code with it's name and description, then each item_code and their own info like so:
array({
category_name
category_desc
category_code
Array(
1: item_code array(
details array(
description
color
sector
)
code
description
quantity
amount)
2: item_code array(
details array(
description
color
sector
)
code
description
quantity
amount)
)
})
How can I modify this to create the levels like I need so that it formats properly when I export to a spreadsheet

Answer 1

You need to split you code and init new object in the loop.
Consider the following (notice the comment in the code)
$allCategoryResult= array(); // init at first - notice naming as category and not prices
foreach($prices->categories as $category){
$categoryItem = array(); // as current category to populate
// give name to the keys and not just numbers
$categoryItem["name"] = $category->category_name;
$categoryItem["desc"] = $category->category_desc;
$categoryItem["code"] = $category->category_code;
foreach($category->products as $product){
$productItem = array(); // new product, so init new array for him
// fill all the item data with name - maybe you will need to fix the paths here
$productItem["details"] = array(); // init empty array for all the details elements
foreach ($product->product_info->details as $details) {
$detailsItem = array(); // init details array for each detail element
$detailsItem["description"] = $details->description;
$detailsItem["color"] = $details->color;
$detailsItem["sector"] = $details->sector;
$productItem["details"][] = $detailsItem; // add the detail element to the product array
}
$productItem["code"] = $product->product_info->code;
$productItem["itemDescription"] = $product->product_info->item->description;
$productItem["quantity"] = $product->product_info->item->item_type->quantity;
$productItem["amount"] = get_object_vars($product->prices);
$itemCode = $product->product_info->item->item_code;
categoryItem[$itemCode] = $productItem; // add the product to category array by his code
}
$allCategoryResult[] = $categoryItem; //add the category to all category array
}
Writing this without see you actual data is pretty hard - so I guess you will have to modify it to fit your data.
But I hop you get the idea. Good luck!