Bug #75483 [Opn->Nab]: array_replace_recursive will merge (not replace), when both values are arrays

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75483&edit=1 ID: 75483 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: gladykov at gmail dot com Summary: array_replace_recursive will merge (not replace), when both values are arrays -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Arrays related PHP Version: 7.1.11 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php Well, yeah. Because it's recursive. Wouldn't be much point to a recursive function that doesn't act recursively. Perhaps you want to use the regular array_replace? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-11-03 15:08:32] gladykov at gmail dot com Description: ------------ array_replace_recursive will merge (not replace) values, when both key values in original and replacement matching key are arrays. When one of values either in original key or replacement key is string, replacement will occur properly. Test script: --------------- <?php //If value of availableReport key will be string in $original OR $replacement array_replace_recursive will work properly $original = [ 'availableReports' => ['InternalReview' => 'Internal Review'], ]; $replacements = [ 'availableReports' => ['AppraisalRev' => 'Commercial Appraisal Review'] ]; //Will print both values in current implementation print_r(array_replace_recursive($original, $replacements)); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Array ( [availableReports] => Array ( [AppraisalRev] => Commercial Appraisal Review ) ) Actual result: -------------- Array ( [availableReports] => Array ( [InternalReview] => Internal Review [AppraisalRev] => Commercial Appraisal Review ) ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75483&edit=1