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Request #44530 Multi-dimensional foreach iterator?
Submitted: 2008-03-25 14:22 UTC Modified: 2020-04-11 13:43 UTC
Votes:4
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 0.7
Reproduced:3 of 3 (100.0%)
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From: adrian at adecsys dot com Assigned:
Status: Suspended Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: * OS: *
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 [2008-03-25 14:22 UTC] adrian at adecsys dot com
Description:
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Suggestion is to support foreach() to iterate actoss multidimensional arrays.

Given a higher-order array, it would be very useful to be able to collapse nested foreach statements into a single one. To exemplify:

given
$A[1][1]="A";
$A[1][2]="B";
$A[1][3]="C";
$A[2][1]="D";
etc.

foreach($A as $L1,$L2 => $V) {
  // first iteration  -- $L1=1, $L2=1, $V="A"
  // second iteration -- $L1=1, $L2=2, $V="B"
  // third iteration  -- $L1=1, $L2=3, $V="C"
  // fourth iteration -- $L1=2, $L2=1, $V="D"
}

I would have many uses for such a construct, and I'm hoping that I would not be alone.

KR


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 [2015-01-09 01:10 UTC] ajf@php.net
-Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: Arrays related -Operating System: WindowsXP +Operating System: * -PHP Version: 5.2.5 +PHP Version: *
 [2020-04-11 13:43 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Suspended
 [2020-04-11 13:43 UTC] cmb@php.net
This feature deserves discussion beyond what is suitable for this
bug tracker.  Therefore please bring that up on the internals
mailing list[1]; for the time being, I'm suspending this ticket.

[1] <https://www.php.net/mailing-lists.php#internals>
 
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