How to convert all keys in a multi-dimenional array to snake_case?

Question

I am trying to convert the keys of a multi-dimensional array from CamelCase to snake_case, with the added complication that some keys have an exclamation mark that I\'d like rem

Answer 1

This is the modified function I have used, taken from soulmerge's response:

function transformKeys(&$array)
{
  foreach (array_keys($array) as $key):
    # Working with references here to avoid copying the value,
    # since you said your data is quite large.
    $value = &$array[$key];
    unset($array[$key]);
    # This is what you actually want to do with your keys:
    #  - remove exclamation marks at the front
    #  - camelCase to snake_case
    $transformedKey = strtolower(preg_replace('/([a-z])([A-Z])/', '$1_$2', ltrim($key, '!')));
    # Work recursively
    if (is_array($value)) transformKeys($value);
    # Store with new key
    $array[$transformedKey] = $value;      
    # Do not forget to unset references!
    unset($value);
  endforeach;
}