Updating an array inside foreach loop

EdnaMode · March 29, 2019, 2:31pm

Im having difficulties with this loop.

My first array contains lesson details and a lesson code
Second array contains lesson code and states if the lesson is complete “yes” or “no”

I want to array_push this status value to the main lessons array.

Here is my code:

  foreach($arrayProgress as $progress){
      foreach($arrayLessons as $lesson){
        if ($lesson[0] === $progress[0]){
            //set checkmark
            array_push($arrayLessons, "yes");
        }else{
            //set checkmark to nothing
            array_push($arrayLessons, "no");
        }
    }
 }

Here is the incorrect result. Notice how the yes/no values appear at the END of the main array.

Array (

[0] => Array(
[0] => DRW1L1
[1] => 1
[2] => DRW
[3] => Draw a fish inside a light bulb )

[1] => Array (
[0] => DRW1L2
[1] => 1
[2] => DRW
[3] => How to draw a bee )

[2] => Array (
[0] => DRW1L3
[1] => 1
[2] => DRW
[3] => Drawing two lovebirds )

[3] => Array (
[0] => DRW1L4
[1] => 1
[2] => DRW
[3] => Drawing a cow )

[4] => yes
[5] => no
[6] => no
[7] => no
)

I want it to look like this

Array (

[0] => Array(
[0] => DRW1L1
[1] => 1
[2] => DRW
[3] => Draw a fish inside a light bulb )
[4] => yes

…
…
…

)

astonecipher · March 29, 2019, 3:53pm

Because of the complexity of what you are doing, I would at this point switch to using objects. Then you have an array of objects rather than an array period.

Design out what all the model needs.

EdnaMode · March 29, 2019, 4:03pm

Im not totally sure how to do this. Isnt an array an object?
There must be a simple way to push new data to an inner multi dimensional array.

EdnaMode · March 29, 2019, 5:45pm

SOLVED

foreach($arrayProgress as $progress){
    foreach($arrayLessons as $k=>$lesson){
        if ($lesson[0] === $progress[0]){
           //set checkmark
           $arrayLessons[$k][] = 'yes';
        }else{
            //set checkmark to nothing
            $arrayLessons[$k][] = 'no';
      }
   }
  }