Accessing Array Data in Object

Question

I'm trying to access a piece of data in an array of arrays that (I believe) is in an object (this may not be the right term though).

When I do print_r on this: $order_total_modules->process() I get...

Array ( [0] => Array ( [code] => ot_subtotal [title] => Sub-Total: [text] => $49.99 [value] => 49.99 [sort_order] => 1 ) [1] => Array ( [code] => ot_total [title] => Total: [text] => $0.00 [value] => 0 [sort_order] => 12 ) )

If I run echo $order_total_modules->process()[1][3];, I should get "0", because that is the 3rd element of the 2nd array... right? Yet, I get an error.

Can anyone help with this?

That's an associative array, not a numeric-indexed one. [1]['value'] — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Dec 10, 2014 at 21:59

AbraCadaver · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-10 22:00:39Z

Even though it is the third element counting from 0, the index is not 3 it is an associative array with the index value:

Available in PHP >=5.4.0:

echo $order_total_modules->process()[1]['value'];

Or PHP < 5.4.0:

$result = $order_total_modules->process(); echo $result[1]['value'];

Hope you don't mind the edit - it's 5.4+, not 5.5 for array dereferencing.

g_uint · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-10 21:59:41Z

You cannot access an associative array via an integer index(unless the index is an actial integer). So in this case use : [1]['code'] to access what woulde be [1][0] with a 'normal' array.

Thanasis Pap · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-10 22:00:17Z

Try putting it in a var first:

$ar = $order_total_modules->process(); echo $ar[1]['value'];

The second level array is an assoc, which means that the key is not numeric, which means that you need to call the name of the key, hence the 'value'.

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