Build one object from foreach loop - php

Question

I want to take an array I build from a result set, encode it and then put it into a single object. My problem is I am making a lot of objects, but I want all my data to be in one object. The problem is that I echo out multiple objects from my json encode on my foreach loop. How would I take all that data I get out of that foreach loop and put it into one object? Any help is appreciated. Below is my code. Basically, what I need is this.
{"item1":"itemdata","category":"mycategory"}
but all in one object. I don't want multiple {} {} {}
$counter = 0;
$itemID = '';
foreach ($resultsTwo as $result) {
if ($counter >= 0 && $itemID != $result['item_id']) {
$description = $result['item_desc'];
$ID = substr($result['item_id'], 3, 6);
if ($result['bidder'] == 9999999999) {
$bid = $result['amount_bid'] + $result['min_bid_increment'];
} else {
$bid = preg_replace('~\.0+$~','',$result['amount_bid']);
}
//echo $ID . ' ' . $bid . '<br />';
$build['bid'] = $bid;
$build['id'] = $ID;
$build['item_desc'] = $description;
}
$itemID = $result['item_id'];
$counter++;
echo json_encode($build);
}

Answer 1

Create an array to hold the smaller arrays before your loop.
$fullData = array();
Then, inside your loop after you finish your build array add the build array to the fullData array.
$fullData[] = $build;
remove your current json_encode() and then, outside the loop.
echo json_encode($fullData);
This is what it would be changed to:
<?php
$counter = 0;
$itemID = '';
$fullData = array();
foreach ($resultsTwo as $result) {
if ($counter >= 0 && $itemID != $result['item_id']) {
$description = $result['item_desc'];
$ID = substr($result['item_id'], 3, 6);
if ($result['bidder'] == 9999999999) {
$bid = $result['amount_bid'] + $result['min_bid_increment'];
} else {
$bid = preg_replace('~\.0+$~','',$result['amount_bid']);
}
//echo $ID . ' ' . $bid . '<br />';
$build['bid'] = $bid;
$build['id'] = $ID;
$build['item_desc'] = $description;
}
$itemID = $result['item_id'];
$counter++;
$fullData[] = $build;
}
echo json_encode($fullData);
?>

Answer 2

Change this
$counter = 0;
$itemID = '';
foreach ($resultsTwo as $result) {
if ($counter >= 0 && $itemID != $result['item_id']) {
$description = $result['item_desc'];
$ID = substr($result['item_id'], 3, 6);
if ($result['bidder'] == 9999999999) {
$bid = $result['amount_bid'] + $result['min_bid_increment'];
} else {
$bid = preg_replace('~\.0+$~','',$result['amount_bid']);
}
//echo $ID . ' ' . $bid . '<br />';
$build['bid'] = $bid;
$build['id'] = $ID;
$build['item_desc'] = $description;
}
$itemID = $result['item_id'];
$counter++;
echo json_encode($build);
}
To
$counter = 0;
$itemID = '';
foreach ($resultsTwo as $result) {
if ($counter >= 0 && $itemID != $result['item_id']) {
$description = $result['item_desc'];
$ID = substr($result['item_id'], 3, 6);
if ($result['bidder'] == 9999999999) {
$bid = $result['amount_bid'] + $result['min_bid_increment'];
} else {
$bid = preg_replace('~\.0+$~','',$result['amount_bid']);
}
//echo $ID . ' ' . $bid . '<br />';
$build[] = array('bid'=>$bid,'id'=>$ID,'item_desc'=>$description);
}
$itemID = $result['item_id'];
$counter++;
}
echo json_encode($build);