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jdrieghe/array-helpers
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A collection of convenience methods to deal with arrays in php. Somewhat inspired by Laravel array helpers.

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Purpose
-------

[](#purpose)

This package was inspired by some of the great array helper functions in Laravel.

Having to include all of `Illuminate\Support` is sometimes a bit too much for a given project, so I decided to build a separate package to provide some much needed framework independent array magic.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Installation can be done easily through composer.

```
composer require jdrieghe/array-helpers

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Static approach

[](#static-approach)

You can choose to use only the static helper methods.

```
use ArrayHelpers\Arr;

$result = Arr::get($array, $key, $default);

```

### Functional approach

[](#functional-approach)

If you prefer a more functional approach, some namespaced convenience methods are available as well:

```
use function ArrayHelpers\array_get;

$result = array_get($array, $key, $default);

```

### Available helpers

[](#available-helpers)

#### Array Get

[](#array-get)

This helper allows you to get an item from an array using dot notation. If the item is not found, it will return a given default or null.

```
$data = [
    'foo' => [
        'bar' => 'baz',
    ],
];

Arr::get($data, 'foo');
// returns: ['bar' => 'baz'];

Arr::get($data, 'foo.bar');
// returns: 'baz';

Arr::get($data, 'xyz', 'default');
// returns: 'default';

```

Note that `Arr::get()` can be replaced with `array_get()` if you prefer a functional approach.

#### Array Has

[](#array-has)

This helper checks if an item exists in an array using dot notation.

```
$data = [
    'foo' => [
        'bar' => 'baz',
    ],
];

Arr::has($data, 'foo');
// returns: true;

Arr::has($data, 'foo.bar');
// returns: true;

Arr::has($data, 'xyz');
// returns: false;

```

Note that `Arr::has()` can be replaced with `array_has()` if you prefer a functional approach.

#### Array Set

[](#array-set)

This helper sets a certain key in an array to a certain value. Dot notation can be used to create a deeply nested key.

```
$data = [];
Arr::set($data, 'foo.bar', 'baz');

```

`$data` now contains:

```
[
    'foo' => [
        'bar' => 'baz',
    ],
];

```

Note that `Arr::set()` can be replaced with `array_set()` if you prefer a functional approach.

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity43

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.3% of commits — single point of failure

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###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~276 days

Total

2

Last Release

2862d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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