how to build nested array from other nested array php - php

Question

I have array where each element is array of sql columns.
One element of MAIN array looks like this:
Array(
[type] => water
[id] => KK
[animalName] => "josip"
[key] => 123
[key2] => 2
[alive] => true
[name] => "Lilly"
[key] => 1
[big] => false
)
now i need to build nested array which looks like this:
array(
[type] => water
[id] => KK
["animals"] => array(
[animalName] => "josip"
[key] => 123
[key2] => 1.5
[alive] => true
["babies" => array(
[name] => "jimmy"
[key] => 1
[big] => false
)
)
as long as type == type in previous element of MAIN array i need to add more animals, so
array(
[type] => water
[id] => KK
["animals"] => array(
[animalName] => "rom"
[key] => 213
[key2] => 5423
[alive] => true
["babies" => array(
[name] => "julia"
[key] => 199
[big] => false
)
)
["animals"] => array(
[key] => 123123111
[key2] => 123213
[alive] => true
[name] => "tom"
["babies" => array(
[name] => "robert"
[key] => 1123
[big] => false
)
)
i have built an algorithm but it was really complex and unoptimal so im looking for as simple as possible solution, any ideas?
the point is to get json with structure:
{
"type":"water",
"id":"KK",
"animals":[
{
"AnimalName":"crocodile",
"key":1,
"key2":1.1,
"alive":true,
"babies":[
{
"name":"jimmy",
"Key":123,
"big":false
}
]
},
{
"AnimalName":"fish",
"key":22,
"key2":1.5,
"alive":true,
"babies":[
{
"name":"lilly",
"key2":5,
"big":false
}
]
}
],
"type":"land",
"id":"LL",
"animals":[
{
"AnimalName":"lion",
"key":1,
"key2":1.1,
"alive":true,
"babies":[
{
"name":"jimmy",
"Key":123,
"big":false
}
]
},
{
"AnimalName":"dog",
"key":22,
"key2":1.5,
"alive":true,
"babies":[
{
"name":"lilly",
"key2":5,
"big":false
}
]
}
]
}
as long as type == type in previous element of main array add more animals, if type differs from previus add next element to root array with other type and add other animals.
Im sorry if its messy a little

Answer 1

try this, it will helpful for you..
$array = array(
'type' => 'water',
'id' => 'KK',
'animalName' => "josip",
'key' => 123,
'key2' => 2,
'alive' => 'true',
'name' => "Lilly",
'key3' => 1,
'big' => 'false'
);
$resulArray = array();
foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
if ($key == 'animalName' || $key == 'key' || $key == 'key2' || $key == 'alive') {
$resulArray['animals'][$key] = $value;
}
else if ($key == 'name' || $key == 'key3' || $key == 'big') {
$resulArray['animals']['babies'][$key] = $value;
} else {
$resulArray[$key] = $value;
}
}
// return array
echo '<pre>';
print_r($resulArray);
// return json
$resulJson = json_encode($resulArray);
echo '<pre>';
print_r($resulJson);