Question

I have an array that looks like this:

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [name] => stories
            [results] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Array
                        (
                            [id] => 1
                        )

                    [1] => Array
                        (
                            [id] => 2
                        )

                )

        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [name] => users
            [results] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Array
                        (
                            [id] => 1
                        )

                    [1] => Array
                        (
                            [id] => 2
                        )

                )

        )

)

This array is stored in a variable called $fql. I want to access the results with the name stories. I could just do:

$stories = $fql['0']['results']

However, it seems a bit odd selecting the array by an index number and not the name of the array.

Is there any other way I can access the results in the array alongside [name] => stories?

Answer 1

Try this:

foreach($fql as $arr) {
    $$arr['name'] = $arr['results'];
}

This will put the results into two variables, $stories and $users;