insert variable in array php foreach

Question

i have a function with a dynamic array.

function doIt($accountid,$targeting){
    $post_url= "https://url".$accountid."/";
    $fields = array(
          'name' => "test",
          'status'=> "PAUSED",
          'targeting' => array(
            $targeting
          ),
      ); 
   $curlreturn=curl($post_url,$fields);
};

And i want to build the array "$fields" dynamically within a foreach loop. Like that:

$accountid="57865";    
$targeting=array(
                      "'device_platforms' => array('desktop'),'interests' => array(array('id' => '435345','name' => 'test')),",
                      "'device_platforms' => array('mobile'), 'interests' => array(array('id' => '345345','name' => 'test2')),",
                    );

foreach ($targeting as $i => $value) {
        doit($accountid,$value);
    }

The Problem is, that the array within the function will not be correctly filled. If i output the array in the function i get something like:

....[0] => array('device_platforms' => array('desktop'),'custom_audiences'=> ['id' => '356346']), )

The beginning [0] should be the problem. Any ideas what im doing wrong?

In this foreach ($targeting as $i => $value) { doit($accountid,$value); } how you are getting $accountid? — Sahil Gulati
– Sahil Gulati, Commented May 2, 2017 at 10:36
good question. its defined before the foreach. isn't it global then? I'll update the main post. — swapfile
– swapfile, Commented May 2, 2017 at 10:39
output should be: ... [status] => PAUSED [targeting] => Array ([device_platforms] => Array([0] => desktop) [interests] => Array(Array([id]=> 435345 [name] => test)) — swapfile
– swapfile, Commented May 2, 2017 at 10:56
actually it's: [status] => PAUSED [targeting] => Array ([0] => 'device_platforms' => array('desktop'),'custom_audiences'=> ['id' => '435345'])... — swapfile
– swapfile, Commented May 2, 2017 at 11:04

Sahil Gulati · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-02 11:54:07Z

1

Hope this will help you out. The problem was the way you are defining $targeting array. You can't have multiple keys with same name

Change 1:

$targeting = array(
array(
    'device_platforms' => array('desktop'),
    'interests' => array(
        array('id' => '435345', 
            'name' => 'test')),
    ),
array(
    'device_platforms' => array('mobile'),
    'interests' => array(
        array('id' => '345345', 
            'name' => 'test2'))
    )
);

Change 2:

$fields = array(
        'name' => "test",
        'status' => "PAUSED",
        'targeting' => $targeting //removed array
    );

Try this code snippet here this will just print postfields

<?php

ini_set('display_errors', 1);

function doIt($accountid, $targeting)
{
    $post_url = "https://url" . $accountid . "/";
    $fields = array(
        'name' => "test",
        'status' => "PAUSED",
        'targeting' => $targeting
    );
    print_r($fields);
}

$accountid = "57865";
$targeting = array(
    array(
        'device_platforms' => array('desktop'),
        'interests' => array(
            array('id' => '435345', 
                'name' => 'test')),
        ),
    array(
        'device_platforms' => array('mobile'),
        'interests' => array(
            array('id' => '345345', 
                'name' => 'test2'))
        )
);
foreach ($targeting as $i => $value)
{
    doit($accountid, $value);
}

edited May 2, 2017 at 11:54

answered May 2, 2017 at 11:05

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9 Comments

swapfile Over a year ago

looks much better, but i still have the leading [0] in the $fields. [0] => Array ( [device_platforms] => Array ( [0] => desktop ) [interests] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [id] =>.... should be [device_platforms] => Array ( [0] => desktop ) [interests] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [id] => ...

Holger Over a year ago

change "'device_platforms to 'device_platforms look at Sahils answer, he removed the doublequotes.

swapfile Over a year ago

@Holger: Within the array definition. Can't find a " 'device_platforms where i can leave ". i've tried to change ' to ". makes no difference.

Sahil Gulati Over a year ago

@swapfile In you comment you have mentioned output should be

[status] => PAUSED [targeting] => Array ([device_platforms] => Array([0] => desktop) [interests] => Array(Array([id]=> 435345 [name] => test))

thats what i did

Sahil Gulati Over a year ago

@swapfile Yes , thats the changes which i have done , in my post, i Hope it will be working fine now..If you have any doubts then go through the demo url which i have pasted in my post

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