Question

i have an array with recurring values like

{1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12}

and another array with data

{itema
itemb
itemc
itemd}

i wan to split the first array and then to combine with second array that my output looks like ..

{
itema=>1,5,9
itemb=>2,6,10
itemc=>3,7,11
itemd=>4,8,12
}

i want to group the elements of array . Basically they are obtained using xpath and 4 values combine together to become information about a single subject. My basic purpose is to modify first array such that i can print values of same domain together…I want to print

1,2,3,4,

5,6,7,8

9, 10,11, 12

Question might look strange, but i am struggling to describ it completely…Sorry for that

Answer 1

Assuming the first array you talk of is a multi dimensional array, as in

$firstArray = { a={1,2,3},b={1,2,3} };

What you need to do is loop through each array and create a new one in the process.

$masterArray = {itema,itemb,itemc,itemd};


$newArray = new Array();
for ($i = 0; $i<$masterArray.length; $i++) {
   for ($j = 0; $j<$firstArray.length; $j++){
      $newArray[$i] = $masterArray[$i]=>$firstArray[$j][$i];
   }
}

var_dump($newArray);

I haven’t tested the code myself, so I can’t say it’s perfect, but that’s basically what you want to do.
Feel free to ask questions.

Edit: As a result of a discussion, I found out that using the array chunk function did what the OP wanted, but not what the question asked.