WP_Customize_Setting::multidimensional() │ protected │ WP 3.4.0

Multidimensional helper function.

Method of the class: WP_Customize_Setting{}

No Hooks.

Return

Array|null. Keys are 'root', 'node', and 'key'.

Usage

// protected - for code of main (parent) or child class
$result = $this->multidimensional( $root, $keys, $create );

$root(array) (required) (passed by reference — &)

-

$keys(array) (required)

-

$create(true|false)

Default false.
Default: false

Changelog

WP_Customize_Setting::multidimensional() WP Customize Setting::multidimensional code ^{WP 6.5.2}

final protected function multidimensional( &$root, $keys, $create = false ) {
	if ( $create && empty( $root ) ) {
		$root = array();
	}

	if ( ! isset( $root ) || empty( $keys ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$last = array_pop( $keys );
	$node = &$root;

	foreach ( $keys as $key ) {
		if ( $create && ! isset( $node[ $key ] ) ) {
			$node[ $key ] = array();
		}

		if ( ! is_array( $node ) || ! isset( $node[ $key ] ) ) {
			return;
		}

		$node = &$node[ $key ];
	}

	if ( $create ) {
		if ( ! is_array( $node ) ) {
			// Account for an array overriding a string or object value.
			$node = array();
		}
		if ( ! isset( $node[ $last ] ) ) {
			$node[ $last ] = array();
		}
	}

	if ( ! isset( $node[ $last ] ) ) {
		return;
	}

	return array(
		'root' => &$root,
		'node' => &$node,
		'key'  => $last,
	);
}