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<?php $items = array( (object) array('id' => 1, 'parent_id' => 0), (object) array('id' => 2, 'parent_id' => 1), (object) array('id' => 3, 'parent_id' => 1), (object) array('id' => 4, 'parent_id' => 2), (object) array('id' => 5, 'parent_id' => 4), (object) array('id' => 6, 'parent_id' => 0), ); function buildTree($items) { $childs = array(); foreach($items as $item) $childs[$item->parent_id][] = $item; foreach($items as $item) if (isset($childs[$item->id])) $item->childs = $childs[$item->id]; return $childs[0]; } $tree = buildTree($items); print_r($tree);
Output for 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.24 - 5.5.35, 5.6.8 - 5.6.28, 7.0.0 - 7.0.20, 7.1.0 - 7.1.7, 7.2.29 - 7.2.33, 7.3.16 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 1 [parent_id] => 0 [childs] => Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 2 [parent_id] => 1 [childs] => Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 4 [parent_id] => 2 [childs] => Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 5 [parent_id] => 4 ) ) ) ) ) [1] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 3 [parent_id] => 1 ) ) ) [1] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 6 [parent_id] => 0 ) )
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9
Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 1 [parent_id] => 0 ) [1] => stdClass Object ( [id] => 6 [parent_id] => 0 ) )

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