How to merge arrays using UUID values

Question

I have the following code:

<?php
$arr1 = array();
$arr1[] = ['UUID' => '123a-123a', 'name' => 'A1'];
$arr1[] = ['UUID' => '123b-123b', 'name' => 'B1'];
$arr1[] = ['UUID' => '123c-123c', 'name' => 'C1'];

$arr2 = array();
$arr2[] = ['UUID' => '123a-123a', 'name' => 'A2'];
$arr2[] = ['UUID' => '123b-123b', 'name' => 'B2'];
$arr2[] = ['UUID' => '123c-123c', 'name' => 'C2'];



$new_arr1 = array();
foreach ($arr1 as $key => $value) {
    if(isset($new_arr1[$value['UUID']])){
        $new_arr1[$value['UUID']] += ['name_a' => $value['name']];
    }else{
        $new_arr1[$value['UUID']] = ['name_a' => $value['name']];
    }
    
}
$new_arr2 = array();
foreach ($arr2 as $key => $value) {
    if(isset($new_arr2[$value['UUID']])){
        $new_arr2[$value['UUID']] += ['name_1' => $value['name']];
    }else{
        $new_arr2[$value['UUID']] = ['name_2' => $value['name']];
    }
    
}
 $final_array = array_combine($new_arr1, $new_arr2);
var_dump($final_array);

This gives me the following error:

Warning: Array to string conversion in /home/user/scripts/code.php on line 32

Snippet:

https://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/c/cf5fd

I want to use UUID as array ID.

This is the expected output:

Array
(
    [123a-123a] => Array
        (
            [name_1] => A1
            [name_2] => A2
        )

    [123b-123b] => Array
        (
            [name_1] => B1
            [name_2] => B2
        )

    [123c-123c] => Array
        (
            [name_1] => C1
            [name_2] => C2
        )
)

Answer 1

No needarray_combineNo need for an intermediate array, just construct a new array from an existing array:

$arr1 = array();
$arr1[] = ['UUID' => '123a-123a', 'name' => 'A1'];
$arr1[] = ['UUID' => '123b-123b', 'name' => 'B1'];
$arr1[] = ['UUID' => '123c-123c', 'name' => 'C1'];

$arr2 = array();
$arr2[] = ['UUID' => '123a-123a', 'name' => 'A2'];
$arr2[] = ['UUID' => '123b-123b', 'name' => 'B2'];
$arr2[] = ['UUID' => '123c-123c', 'name' => 'C2'];


$final_array = [];
foreach( array_merge($arr1, $arr2) as $entry ){

    if( empty( $final_array[$entry['UUID']] ) )
        $final_array[$entry['UUID']] = ['name_1' => $entry['name']];
    else
        $final_array[$entry['UUID']][ 'name_' . (count( $final_array[$entry['UUID']] ) + 1) ] = $entry['name'];
}

print_r($final_array);

Answer 2

You need to use array_merge_recursive instead of using array_combine because it is multidimensional

Snippet: https://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/c/eae35

refer to:

• array_merge_recursive