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<?php $array = []; $keys = '[a][b][c]'; $value = 'HELLO WORLD'; function setArrayValueFromKeys(&$array, $keys, $value) { $keys = explode('][', trim($keys, '[]')); $reference = &$array; foreach ($keys as $key) { if (!array_key_exists($key, $reference)) { $reference[$key] = []; } $reference = &$reference[$key]; } $reference = $value; } setArrayValueFromKeys($array, $keys, $value); var_dump($array);
Output for 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.40, 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.34, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.19, 8.3.0 - 8.3.7
array(1) { ["a"]=> array(1) { ["b"]=> array(1) { ["c"]=> string(11) "HELLO WORLD" } } }
Output for 5.3.10
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /in/vBpEj on line 3
Process exited with code 255.
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