How to recursively create a multidimensional array?

Question

I am trying to create a multi-dimensional array whose parts are determined by a string. I\'m using . as the delimiter, and each part (except for the last) shoul

Answer 1

// The attribute to the right of the equals sign
$rightOfEquals = true; 

$leftOfEquals = "config.debug.router.strictMode";

// Array of identifiers
$identifiers = explode(".", $leftOfEquals);

// How many 'identifiers' we have
$numIdentifiers = count($identifiers);


// Iterate through each identifier backwards
// We do this backwards because we want the "innermost" array element
// to be defined first.
for ($i = ($numIdentifiers - 1); $i  >=0; $i--)
{

   // If we are looking at the "last" identifier, then we know what its
   // value is. It is the thing directly to the right of the equals sign.
   if ($i == ($numIdentifiers - 1)) 
   {   
      $a = array($identifiers[$i] => $rightOfEquals);
   }   
   // Otherwise, we recursively append our new attribute to the beginning of the array.
   else
   {   
      $a = array($identifiers[$i] => $a);
   }   

}

print_r($a);