How to make first array value to uppercase - php

Question

I am trying to make first array value to uppercase.
Code:
$data = $this->positions_model->array_from_post(array('position', 'label'));
$this->positions_model->save($data, $id);
So before save($data, $id) to database I want to convert position value to uppercase. I have tried by this
$data['position'] = strtoupper($data['position']);
but than it is not storing the value in db with uppercase but as it is what user inputs.
Current output of $data:
Array ( [position] => it [label] => Information Technology )
And I want it in uppercase as IT
Added Model Method
public function get_positions_array($id = NULL, $single = FALSE)
{
$this->db->get($this->_table_name);
$positions = parent::get($id, $single);
$array = array();
foreach($positions as $pos){
$array[] = get_object_vars($pos);
}
return $array;
}
Main MY_Model method
public function array_from_post($fields)
{
$data = array();
foreach ($fields as $field) {
$data[$field] = $this->input->post($field);
}
return $data;
}

Answer 1

This should work:
$data = $this->positions_model->array_from_post(array('position', 'label'));
$data['position'] = strtoupper($data['position']);
$this->positions_model->save($data, $id);
If Its not, then $data array have only read attribute.

Answer 2

The array_from_post() method returns an array with the format below:
$data = array(
'position' => 'it',
'label' => 'Information Technology'
);
So, you could make first value of the array to uppercase, by using array_map or array_walk functions as follows:
$data = array_map(function($a) {
static $i = 0;
if ($i === 0) { $i++; return strtoupper($a); }
else return $a;
}, $array);
Note: This only works on PHP 5.3+, for previous versions, use the function name instead.
Here is the array_walk example, which modifies the $data:
array_walk($data, function(&$value, $key) {
static $i = 0;
if ($i == 0) { $i++; $value = strtoupper($value); }
});
Again, if you're using PHP 5.2.x or lower, you could pass the function name instead.