Array to object conversion

Question

My query returns an array, but i need an object with that array in it.

In example my array:

Array(
    "key1" => "value1",
    "key2" => "value2",
    "key3" => "value3"
);

So what I am trying to do is to create a \StdClass and add this array in it. Ideally i would like the end product to look like this:

object(stdClass) {"test"=>array(1) {object(stdClass)(3) {"key1" => "value1", "key2" => "value2", "key3" => "value3"}} }

I created a function arrayToObject:

public function arrayToObject(array $array)
{
    $test = new \StdClass($array);

    return $test;
}

This does not work creates an object but my array is not is in.

How can I achieve what I am trying to do....?

This question has already been asked, check [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/1869147/5236312). — Sylver, Aug 19 '15 at 09:50

Kristian Vitozev · Answer 1 · 2015-08-19T09:51:32.730

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You can do this by using (that's most clean solutio, I think):

$obj = json_decode(json_encode($array), FALSE);

Another solution would be to create empty stdClass, walktrough it (using foreach) and fill it with array data.

public function arrayToObject(array $array)
{
    $test = new \StdClass($array);
    foreach ($array as $key => $value)
    {
        $test->$key = $value;
    }
    return $test;
}

edited Aug 19 '15 at 09:51

answered Aug 19 '15 at 09:47

Kristian Vitozev

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hey but I also need 1 key in this object with the values of my Array – John Aug 19 '15 at 09:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 19 '15 at 09:51

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You can also use foreach and CAST it to object

$Object = [];

foreach($array as $key => $val){
  $Object[$key] = (object)$val;
}
print_r($Object);

answered Aug 19 '15 at 09:51

aldrin27

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Darragh Enright · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-19T10:08:58.253

\stdClass doesn't have a constructor that accepts an array as an argument. You can add the array explicitly as a property. Try:

function arrayToObject(array $array, $property = 'myArrayProperty')
{
    $test = new \StdClass($array);
    $test->{$property} = $array;

    return $test;
}

$arr = ['foo' => 1, 'bar' => 2];
$obj = arrayToObject($arr);

// `echo $obj->myArrayProperty['foo']` => 1

print_r($obj)

This yields:

stdClass Object
(
    [myArrayProperty] => Array
        (
            [foo] => 1
            [bar] => 2
        )

)

Unless you want to actually convert the array into an object, (which is more useful in my view) where the array keys become the object properties. In which case you can perform a direct cast:

$arr = [
    'key1' => 'value1',
    'key2' => 'value2',
    'key3' => 'value3'
];

$obj = (object) $arr;

print_r($obj);

Yields:

stdClass Object
(
    [key1] => value1
    [key2] => value2
    [key3] => value2
)

Access via:

echo $obj->key1; // 'value1'

Hope this helps :)

EDIT

I had a closer look at the example output you want. You want to create a \stdClass object, with a test property. This is an array containing one element: a nested \stdClass object containing properties and values from the array.

Are you looking for something like this?

$arr = [
    'key1' => 'value1', 
    'key2' => 'value2', 
    'key3' => 'value3'
];

$obj = new \stdClass();
$obj->test = [(object) $arr];

var_dump($obj);

Yields:

class stdClass#1 (1) {
  public $test =>
  array(1) {
    [0] =>
    class stdClass#2 (3) {
      public $key1 =>
      string(6) "value1"
      public $key2 =>
      string(6) "value2"
      public $key3 =>
      string(6) "value3"
    }
  }
}

Thx this has almost done the trick now I have: `object(stdClass) {"key"=>array(3) { "key1"=>"value1 etc.}}` what is missing is: object(stdClass) {"key"=>array(3) } — John, Aug 19 '15 at 10:01
Ah... I didn't really look very hard at the example output you wanted. Updated my answer there. — Darragh Enright, Aug 19 '15 at 10:09
Hey thank you so much this works exacly how i expected happy days :) — John, Aug 19 '15 at 10:16
Would up vote your answer as well but apparently I dont have enough points :o — John, Aug 19 '15 at 10:29

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