How to dynamically set array keys in php

Question

I have some logic that is being used to sort data but depending on the user input the data is grouped differently. Right now I have five different functions that contain the sa

Answer 1

Would it not be easier to do the following

$calcs = array(
    $meter['Resource']['name'] => array(
        $meter['UnitType']['name'] => 'Some Value',
        $meter['UnitType']['name2'] => 'Some Value Again'
    ),
);

or you can use Objects

$calcs = new stdClass();
$calcs->{$meter['UnitType']['name']} = 'Some Value';

but I would advice you build your structure in arrays and then do!

$calcs = (object)$calcs_array;

or you can loop your first array into a new array!

$new = array();
$d = date('Y-m',$start);
foreach($meter as $key => $value)
{
    $new[$key]['name'][$d] = array();
}

Give it ago and see how the array structure comes out.