_wp_array_set() │ WP 5.8.0

Sets an array in depth based on a path of keys.

It is the PHP equivalent of JavaScript's lodash.set() and mirroring it may help other components retain some symmetry between client and server implementations.

Example usage:

$input_array = array();
_wp_array_set( $input_array, array( 'a', 'b', 'c', 1 ) );

$input_array becomes:
array(
	'a' => array(
		'b' => array(
			'c' => 1,
		),
	),
);

No Hooks.

Return

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

_wp_array_set( $input_array, $path, $value );

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

An array that we want to mutate to include a specific value in a path.

$path(array) (required)

An array of keys describing the path that we want to mutate.

$value(mixed)

The value that will be set.
Default: null

Changelog

_wp_array_set() wp array set code ^{WP 6.5.2}

function _wp_array_set( &$input_array, $path, $value = null ) {
	// Confirm $input_array is valid.
	if ( ! is_array( $input_array ) ) {
		return;
	}

	// Confirm $path is valid.
	if ( ! is_array( $path ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$path_length = count( $path );

	if ( 0 === $path_length ) {
		return;
	}

	foreach ( $path as $path_element ) {
		if (
			! is_string( $path_element ) && ! is_integer( $path_element ) &&
			! is_null( $path_element )
		) {
			return;
		}
	}

	for ( $i = 0; $i < $path_length - 1; ++$i ) {
		$path_element = $path[ $i ];
		if (
			! array_key_exists( $path_element, $input_array ) ||
			! is_array( $input_array[ $path_element ] )
		) {
			$input_array[ $path_element ] = array();
		}
		$input_array = &$input_array[ $path_element ];
	}

	$input_array[ $path[ $i ] ] = $value;
}