Flat PHP Array to Hierarchy Tree

Question

I have an array with the following keys

id   
parent_id
name

A sample array:

array(7) {
  [0]=>
  array(3) {
    [\"id\"         


        

Answer 1

Not sure if you've found an answer yet, but I was looking for the same solution today and finally ended up making my own solution. The below code is the class I just created and it works with PHP arrays and objects and is recursive to an unlimited number of dimensions.

GitHub https://github.com/DukeOfMarshall/PHP-Array-Heirarchy-Display

A simple example of using this code would be:

display_hierarchy($multidimensional_array);

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There are other options that can be set as well, but that was just a straight up heirarchal display of an array or object.

convert_object_to_array($array);

    # If the $array variable is still not an array, then error out.
    # We're not going to fool around with your stupidity
    if(gettype($array) != 'array'){
        echo 'Value submitted was '.strtoupper(gettype($array)).' instead of ARRAY or OBJECT. Only arrays or OBJECTS are allowed Terminating execution.';
        exit();
    }

    # Establish the bookend variables
    if($key_bookends != '' || !$key_bookends){
        if(strtolower($key_bookends) == 'square'){
            $this->display_square_brackets      = TRUE;
            $this->display_squiggly_brackets    = FALSE;
            $this->display_parenthesis            = FALSE;
        }elseif(strtolower($key_bookends) == 'squiggly'){
            $this->display_square_brackets      = TRUE;
            $this->display_squiggly_brackets    = TRUE;
            $this->display_parenthesis            = FALSE;
        }elseif(strtolower($key_bookends) == 'parenthesis'){
            $this->display_square_brackets      = FALSE;
            $this->display_squiggly_brackets    = FALSE;
            $this->display_parenthesis          = TRUE;
        }elseif(!$key_bookends){
            $this->display_square_brackets      = FALSE;
            $this->display_squiggly_brackets    = FALSE;
            $this->display_parenthesis            = FALSE;
        }
    }


    # Establish the padding variables
    if($key_padding != '' || !$key_padding){
        if(strtolower($key_padding) == 'apostrophe'){
            $this->display_apostrophe = TRUE;
            $this->display_quotes       = FALSE;
        }elseif(strtolower($key_padding) == 'quotes'){
            $this->display_apostrophe = FALSE;
            $this->display_quotes       = TRUE;
        }elseif(!$key_padding){
            $this->display_apostrophe = FALSE;
            $this->display_quotes       = FALSE;
        }
    }       

    # Establish variable for the number of tabs
    if(isset($number_of_tabs_to_use) && $number_of_tabs_to_use != ''){
        $this->number_of_tabs = $number_of_tabs_to_use;
    }

    foreach($array as $key => $value){
        $this->insert_tabs();

        if(is_array($value)){
            echo $this->display_padding($key)." => {
";

            $this->counter++;
            $this->display_hierarchy($value);
            $this->counter--;
            $this->insert_tabs();
            echo '} 
';
        }else{
            echo $this->display_padding($key)." => ".$value.'
';
        }
    }
}

# Inserts tab spaces for sub arrays when a sub array triggers a branch in the heirarchy
# Helps to make the display more human readable and easier to understand
private function insert_tabs(){
    for($i=1; $i<=$this->counter; $i++){
        for($x=1; $x<=$this->number_of_tabs; $x++){
            echo ' ';
        }
    }
}

# Takes a PHP object and converts it to an array
# Works with single dimension and multidimensional arrays
public function convert_object_to_array($object){
    $object = json_decode(json_encode($object), TRUE);
    return $object;
}

# Sets the displayed padding around the array keys when printed on the screen
public function display_padding($value){
    $default_container = "['VALUE_TO_REPLACE']";

    $value = str_replace("VALUE_TO_REPLACE", $value, $default_container);

    if($this->display_square_brackets){
    }elseif($this->display_squiggly_brackets){
        $value = str_replace('[', '{', $value);
        $value = str_replace(']', '}', $value);
    }elseif($this->display_parenthesis){
        $value = str_replace('[', '(', $value);
        $value = str_replace(']', ')', $value);
    }else{
        $value = str_replace('[', '', $value);
        $value = str_replace(']', '', $value);
    }

    if($this->display_apostrophe){
    }elseif($this->display_quotes){
        $value = str_replace("'", '"', $value);
    }else{
        $value = str_replace("'", '', $value);
    }

    return $value;
}
}

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