Question

$list = array(
               [0]=> array(
                            [name]=>'James' 
                            [group]=>''
                          )
               [1]=> array(
                            [name]=>'Bobby' 
                            [group]=>''
                          )
             )

I am looking to update the item ‘group’ where the name is ‘Bobby’. I am looking for a solution with the two following formats. Thank you in advance for your replies. Cheers. Marc.

array_push($list, ???)

and

$list[] ??? = someting

Answer 1

As far as I know, there’s no way updating your array with one of the given syntax.

The only similar thing I can come on is looping over the array using array_walk … http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-walk.php

Example:

array_walk($list, function($val, $key) use(&$list){
    if ($val['name'] == 'Bobby') {
        // If you'd use $val['group'] here you'd just editing a copy :)
        $list[$key]['group'] = "someting";
    }
});

EDIT: Example is using anonymous functions which is only possible since PHP 5.3. Documentation offers also ways working with older PHP-versions.