Conditionally replace values in multidimensional PHP array - php

Question

There has been a few other questions regarding replacing values in multidimensional array on here, but I didn't find anything regarding what I was trying to do, exactly, per se.
I have an array that I get from an API and I need to update a few values based on other values in the array tree before sending the API payload to the browser.
In the array when the sale[0] === true I am looking for some logic to then replace the [price][0] value with a corresponding new sale price.
Using the foreach, I can easily loop through the each of the nodes in the array, but I am unsure once I loop through the array, how I can update the original array with new price if/when sale node === true.
Array
(
[response] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[results] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[items] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[id] => Array
(
[0] => 846471605959
)
[title] => Array
(
[0] => Test Item 846471605959
)
[imageURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/images/846471605959.jpg
)
[itemURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/item/846471605959
)
[price] => Array
(
[0] => 799.00
)
[sale] => Array
(
[0] => true
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[id] => Array
(
[0] => 414953260545
)
[title] => Array
(
[0] => Test Item 414953260545
)
[imageURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/images/414953260545.jpg
)
[itemURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/item/414953260545
)
[price] => Array
(
[0] => 199.00
)
[sale] => Array
(
[0] => false
)
)
[2] => Array
(
[id] => Array
(
[0] => 684865199812
)
[title] => Array
(
[0] => Test Item 684865199812
)
[imageURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/images/684865199812.jpg
)
[itemURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/item/684865199812
)
[price] => Array
(
[0] => 699.00
)
[sale] => Array
(
[0] => false
)
)
[3] => Array
(
[id] => Array
(
[0] => 987800965761
)
[title] => Array
(
[0] => Test Item 987800965761
)
[imageURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/images/987800965761.jpg
)
[itemURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/item/987800965761
)
[price] => Array
(
[0] => 499.00
)
[sale] => Array
(
[0] => true
)
)
[4] => Array
(
[id] => Array
(
[0] => 005457536677
)
[title] => Array
(
[0] => Test Item 005457536677
)
[imageURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/images/005457536677.jpg
)
[itemURL] => Array
(
[0] => https://foo/bar/item/005457536677
)
[price] => Array
(
[0] => 99.00
)
[sale] => Array
(
[0] => false
)
)
)
)
)
}
)
)

Answer 1

Use a reference variable for the foreach iteration variable, then you can update the element in place.
foreach $data['response'][0]['results'][0]['items'] as &$item) {
if ($item['sale'][0]) {
$item['price'][0] = $new_price;
}
}
If you also need to loop through all the elements in the sale array, add a nested loop.
foreach $data['response'][0]['results'][0]['items'] as &$item) {
foreach ($item['sale'] as $i => $sale) {
if ($sale) {
$item['price'][$i] = $new_price;
}
}
}