Can any conditional operators be used with an element while defining a multidimensional array?

Question

While building a multi-dimensional array as shown below, I need to use a loop to retrieve some value from $this_fulfillment_record to be assigned to "amount" =>. Can a if statement be used while defining the array "[trackingInfo]" => array( If so, please show me an example.

 // Array to be built to match JSON structure.
 $fulfillment_array['orderShipment']['orderLines']['orderLine'] = [];
 foreach ($fulfillment_records as $this_fulfillment_record) {
 // Assemble the fulfillment array for Walmart.
 $fulfillment_array['orderShipment']['orderLines']['orderLine'][] = array
 [trackingInfo] => Array( 
 [shipDateTime] => 1580821866000
 [carrierName] => Array(
 
 otherCarrier] => 
 [carrier] => FedeX
 )
 [methodCode] => Standard
 [trackingNumber] => 22344
 // Can if statment be used like this?
 if ($this_fulfillment_record['carrier'] == "FedeX") {
 [trackingURL] => http://walmart/tracking/ups?&type=MP&seller_id=12345&promise_date=03/02/2020&dzip=92840&tracking_numbers=92345
 } else {
 [trackingURL] => =""
 }
 
 )

Answer 1

You can use a function/method or an array_map to define the content on an attribute. For example:

// Array to be built to match JSON structure.
$amount_values = [1, 2, 3]; // some sample amount values to interact 
$fulfillment_array['orderShipment']['orderLines']['orderLine'] = [];
foreach ($fulfillment_records as $this_fulfillment_record) {
 // Assemble the fulfillment array for Walmart.
 $fulfillment_array['orderShipment']['orderLines']['orderLine'][] = array(
 "status" => "Shipped",
 "statusQuantity" => array(
 "unitOfMeasurement" => "Each",
 // interact with some other value
 "amount" => array_map(
 function(value) {
 // do your logic/interaction here as a normal method to prepare the content to be set
 return value_to_be_set; 
 },
 $amount_values
 )
 )
 );

Or, you can use an anonymous function If you need to process an return a content that is very specific:

// Array to be built to match JSON structure.
$interactor = function($yourParameter) {
 // do your code interaction here
 return $value_to_be_returned;
};
$fulfillment_array['orderShipment']['orderLines']['orderLine'] = [];
foreach ($fulfillment_records as $this_fulfillment_record) {
 // Assemble the fulfillment array for Walmart.
 $fulfillment_array['orderShipment']['orderLines']['orderLine'][] = array(
 "status" => "Shipped",
 "statusQuantity" => array(
 "unitOfMeasurement" => "Each",
 // interact with some other value
 "amount" => $interactor($someObjectToInteract)
 )
 );

• CodeForGood: Marcel, I wonder if "if statement" is possible to use around the element ""amount" =>".
• Marcel Kohls: You cannot use around the "amount" key, but you can try to create an interaction (with array_map or anonymous function) to generate the correct array for the "statusQuantity", and then, you can generate the correct content (with or without the "amount" key)