JArrayHelper
JArrayHelper is an array utility class for doing all sorts of odds and ends with arrays.
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper instead |
| package |
Joomla.Platform |
Methods
_fromObject
Utility function to map an object or array to an array
_fromObject(mixed $item, boolean $recurse, string $regex) : array
| since |
11.1 |
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Arguments
$item
mixedThe source object or array
$recurse
booleanTrue to recurse through multi-level objects
$regex
stringAn optional regular expression to match on field names
Response
arrayThe array mapped from the given object
_sortObjects
Callback function for sorting an array of objects on a key
_sortObjects( &$a, &$b) : integer
arrayUnique
Multidimensional array safe unique test
arrayUnique(array $myArray) : array
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| since |
11.2 |
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::arrayUnique instead |
Arguments
$myArray
arrayThe array to make unique.
Response
array
fromObject
Utility function to map an object to an array
fromObject(object $p_obj, boolean $recurse = true, string $regex = null) : array
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::fromObject instead |
Arguments
$p_obj
objectThe source object
$recurse
booleanTrue to recurse through multi-level objects
$regex
stringAn optional regular expression to match on field names
Response
arrayThe array mapped from the given object
getColumn
Extracts a column from an array of arrays or objects
getColumn( &$array, string $index) : array
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::getColumn instead |
Arguments
$array
$index
stringThe index of the column or name of object property
Response
arrayColumn of values from the source array
getValue
Utility function to return a value from a named array or a specified default
getValue( &$array, string $name, mixed $default = null, string $type = '') : mixed
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::getValue instead |
Arguments
$array
$name
stringThe key to search for
$default
mixedThe default value to give if no key found
$type
stringReturn type for the variable (INT, FLOAT, STRING, WORD, BOOLEAN, ARRAY)
Response
mixedThe value from the source array
invert
Takes an associative array of arrays and inverts the array keys to values using the array values as keys.
invert(array $array) : array
Example: $input = array( 'New' => array('1000', '1500', '1750'), 'Used' => array('3000', '4000', '5000', '6000') ); $output = JArrayHelper::invert($input);
Output would be equal to: $output = array( '1000' => 'New', '1500' => 'New', '1750' => 'New', '3000' => 'Used', '4000' => 'Used', '5000' => 'Used', '6000' => 'Used' );
| since |
12.3 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::invert instead |
Arguments
$array
arrayThe source array.
Response
arrayThe inverted array.
isAssociative
Method to determine if an array is an associative array.
isAssociative(array $array) : boolean
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::isAssociative instead |
Arguments
$array
arrayAn array to test.
Response
booleanTrue if the array is an associative array.
pivot
Pivots an array to create a reverse lookup of an array of scalars, arrays or objects.
pivot(array $source, string $key = null) : array
| since |
11.3 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::pivot instead |
Arguments
$source
arrayThe source array.
$key
stringWhere the elements of the source array are objects or arrays, the key to pivot on.
Response
arrayAn array of arrays pivoted either on the value of the keys, or an individual key of an object or array.
sortObjects
Utility function to sort an array of objects on a given field
sortObjects( &$a, mixed $k, mixed $direction = 1, mixed $caseSensitive = true, mixed $locale = false) : array
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::sortObjects instead |
Arguments
$a
$k
mixedThe key (string) or an array of keys to sort on
$direction
mixedDirection (integer) or an array of direction to sort in [1 = Ascending] [-1 = Descending]
$caseSensitive
mixedBoolean or array of booleans to let sort occur case sensitive or insensitive
$locale
mixedBoolean or array of booleans to let sort occur using the locale language or not
Response
arrayThe sorted array of objects
toInteger
Function to convert array to integer values
toInteger( &$array, mixed $default = null) : void
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::toInteger instead |
Arguments
$array
$default
mixedA default value (int|array) to assign if $array is not an array
toObject
Utility function to map an array to a stdClass object.
toObject( &$array, string $class = 'stdClass', boolean $recursive = true) : object
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::toObject instead |
Arguments
$array
$class
stringName of the class to create
$recursive
booleanConvert also any array inside the main array
Response
objectThe object mapped from the given array
toString
Utility function to map an array to a string.
toString(array $array = null, string $inner_glue = '=', string $outer_glue = ' ', boolean $keepOuterKey = false) : string
| since |
11.1 |
|---|---|
| deprecated |
4.0 Use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::toString instead |
Arguments
$array
arrayThe array to map.
$inner_glue
stringThe glue (optional, defaults to '=') between the key and the value.
$outer_glue
stringThe glue (optional, defaults to ' ') between array elements.
$keepOuterKey
booleanTrue if final key should be kept.
Response
stringThe string mapped from the given array
Properties
sortCase
Option to perform case-sensitive sorts.
Type(s)
mixed
sortDirection
Option to set the sort direction.
Type(s)
mixed
sortKey
Option to set the object key to sort on.
Type(s)
string
sortLocale
Option to perform a language aware sort.
Type(s)
mixed