Read Multi Dimension Array in PHP

Question

how to read "test" in "dir"?

$_USERS = array (
      10 => array (
                   `name` => `xyz`,
                   `role` => `user`,
                   `dir`  => `["test","test1"]`,),
                   );

echo $_USERS['10']['dir'][0]; is not working, it show only letter. I want to read test — Enayatul Haque, Aug 23 '19 at 11:04
If it only shows one letter than that is not your array. Post the real array. Or is `["test","test1"]` a string? — Andreas, Aug 23 '19 at 11:05
@Andreas How to read dir if it is not array. Any suggestions will be useful — Enayatul Haque, Aug 23 '19 at 11:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 23 '19 at 11:11

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Assuming you are creating this array statically in your script, I would advise against using the ` quotation. Instead use a single or double quotation.

The below example works the way I believe you are requesting:

$_USERS = array (
  10 => array (
               "name" => 'xyz',
               "role" => 'user',
               "dir"  => '["test","test1"]',),
               );

echo json_decode($_USERS[10]["dir"])[0];

Because the array in "dir" is not a real array, we can translate it into a PHP array by using json_decode.

answered Aug 23 '19 at 11:11

James

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Great this is what I want. Thank you very much @james – Enayatul Haque Aug 23 '19 at 11:18
You are very welcome. Don't forget to mark this as the correct answer :) – James Aug 27 '19 at 06:12

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