PHP loop to get the data I need - php

Question

I am using an API and am using a few foreach loops to get to the stage that I am at right now. Please see code below with my comments and also the results that I am getting below that.
// get recent_games api data
$recent_games_data = $player->recent_games();
//start arrays for below
$matches = array();
$gameType = array();
$myData = array();
// using foreach loops to dig in to api data
foreach($recent_games_data['gameStatistics']['array'] as $key_match_data => $value_match_data) {
$matches[] = $value_match_data['statistics'];
}
foreach($matches as $key_match) {
$gameType[] = $key_match['array'];
}
foreach ($gameType as $keyz) {
$myData[] = $keyz;
}
The $mydata array outputs this data below.
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[statType] => TRUE_DAMAGE_DEALT_TO_CHARACTER
[dataVersion] => 0
[value] => 3351
[futureData] =>
)
[1] => Array
(
[statType] => ASSISTS
[dataVersion] => 0
[value] => 14
[futureData] =>
)
[2] => Array
(
[statType] => NUM_DEATHS
[dataVersion] => 0
[value] => 3
[futureData] =>
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[statType] => TRUE_DAMAGE_DEALT_TO_CHARACTER
[dataVersion] => 0
[value] => 331
[futureData] =>
)
[1] => Array
(
[statType] => ASSISTS
[dataVersion] => 0
[value] => 4
[futureData] =>
)
[2] => Array
(
[statType] => NUM_DEATHS
[dataVersion] => 0
[value] => 7
[futureData] =>
)
)
Of course there is much more data but this is basically what I have now. The first array [0] is each match and the second array are the statistics for that match. What I want is how do I get the statistics of each match without hardcoding the match array number, for example below.
$myData[0][0]['statType']
Let me know if you need more info and thank you.
EDIT: sorry for to mention that as new statistics data gets added to the api, the index number changes. IE TRUE_DAMAGE_DEALT_TO_CHARACTER is [0] to begin with but then may change to [1] or [2] etc.

Answer 1

Consider implementing a class for your stats items after parsing through the data (independent of individual match information keys):
class Stat_Item {
function __construct($id, $info) {
$this->id = $id;
if(!empty($info['damage'])
$this->damage_dealt = $info['damage'];
if(!empty($info['assists']))
$this->assists = $info['assists'];
if(!empty($info['deaths']))
$this->deaths = $info['deaths'];
}
}
$parsed_items = array();
foreach($mydata as $match_id => $match) {
$info = array();
foreach($match as $data_point) {
switch($data_point['statType']) {
case TRUE_DAMAGE_DEALT_TO_CHARACTER:
$info['damage'] = $data_point['value'];
break;
case ASSISTS:
$info['assists'] = $data_point['value'];
break;
case NUM_DEATHS:
$info['deaths'] = $data_point['value'];
break;
}
$parsed_items[] = new Stat_Item($match, $info);
}
}
Other than looping through them all, I don't see any way for you to get a particular match without calling it by its index.

Answer 2

You don't need several foreach loops - you can add to all three arrays in a single one. Also, it looks like $gameType and $myData end up containing the same data.
foreach($recent_games_data['gameStatistics']['array'] as $key_match_data => $value_match_data) {
$matches[] = $value_match_data['statistics'];
$gameType[] = $value_match_data['statistics']['array'];
$myData[] = $value_match_data['statistics']['array'];
}
I don't really understand why you don't just put it into the same array so you can access it easily, though:
foreach($recent_games_data['gameStatistics']['array'] as $key_match_data => $value_match_data) {
$matches[] = array('statistics' => $value_match_data['statistics'], 'data' => $value_match_data['statistics']['array']);
}