Req #54076 [Opn->Wfx]: Feature request - function array_walk_recursive

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54076&edit=1 ID: 54076 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: Tor-Martin at storsletten dot com Summary: Feature request - function array_walk_recursive -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Arrays related Operating System: All PHP Version: 5.3.5 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This doesn't look like it would be needed that often, that it is not better implemented in userland, and the lack of comments and upvotes seems to confirm that. Thus, I'm closing as WONTFIX. If you're still interested in this feature, please pursue the RFC process[1]. [1] <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-02-22 21:56:11] Tor-Martin at storsletten dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.array-walk-recursive#Parameters --- This function does not send arrays to the callback function, and in most cases this is what you want, but sometimes you may need at least the keys of the arrays (example below). My suggestion is to add a fourth parameter to this function which takes a boolean value, and defaults to FALSE. The callback function can then handle the arrays and their keys if this parameter is set to TRUE. One usage for this feature would be if you want to make a custom function for serializing an array and all its content. A serialized string must contain the keys of child arrays, else the custom unserializer will be unable to restore child arrays properly. A custom serializer may be able to make binary strings rather than human-readable strings like serialize() does, which will save a lot of space e.g. when storing $_SESSION data in a database. Additionally, this feature would also allow custom output of arrays in a human-friendly way, especially if the callback function can get the depth of the iteration (see the code example below). Test script: --------------- function awr_callback(&$val, &$key, &$ptr, $depth = 0) { $indent = str_pad('', $depth, ' '); if (is_array($val)) $ptr[0] .= "${indent}Array '$key' (" . count($val) . "):\n"; elseif (is_string($val)) $ptr[0] .= "${indent}String '$key' (" . strlen($val) . "): $val\n"; // ... } $a = array('beginning', 'first child' => array('an element', 'another element'), 'end'); $s = ''; array_walk_recursive($a, 'awr_callback', array(&$s), true); echo $s; // This short example is written to demonstrate usage of the suggested features, and will not work with the current version of PHP. Expected result: ---------------- Expected output when/if the features are implemented: String '0' (9): beginning Array 'first child' (2): String '0' (10): an element String '1' (15): another element String '1' (3): end Actual result: -------------- Actual output (if you first remove the fourth input parameter when calling array_walk_recursive): String '0' (9): beginning String '0' (10): an element String '1' (15): another element String '1' (3): end ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54076&edit=1