Remove keys from associative array php

Given an associative array:

array("key1" => "value1", "key2" => "value2", ...)

How would I go about removing a certain key-value pair, given the key?

user229044♦

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asked Jun 16, 2010 at 13:14

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You can use unset:

unset($array['key-here']);

Example:

$array = array("key1" => "value1", "key2" => "value2");
print_r($array);

unset($array['key1']);
print_r($array);

unset($array['key2']);
print_r($array);

Output:

Array
(
    [key1] => value1
    [key2] => value2
)
Array
(
    [key2] => value2
)
Array
(
)

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answered Jun 16, 2010 at 13:15

SarfrazSarfraz

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Use this function to remove specific arrays of keys without modifying the original array:

function array_except($array, $keys) {
  return array_diff_key($array, array_flip((array) $keys));   
} 

First param pass all array, second param set array of keys to remove.

For example:

$array = [
    'color' => 'red', 
    'age' => '130', 
    'fixed' => true
];
$output = array_except($array, ['color', 'fixed']);
// $output now contains ['age' => '130']

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answered Sep 1, 2015 at 10:56

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Use unset():

unset($array['key1']);

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answered Jun 16, 2010 at 13:15

cletuscletus

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Using unset:

unset($array['key1'])

user229044♦

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answered Jun 16, 2010 at 13:15

CristianCristian

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Consider this array:

$arr = array("key1" => "value1", "key2" => "value2", "key3" => "value3", "key4" => "value4");

• To remove an element using the array key:

  // To unset an element from array using Key:
  unset($arr["key2"]);
  var_dump($arr);
  // output: array(3) { ["key1"]=> string(6) "value1" ["key3"]=> string(6) "value3" ["key4"]=> string(6) "value4" }
  

• To remove element by value:

  // remove an element by value:
  $arr = array_diff($arr, ["value1"]);
  var_dump($arr);
  // output: array(2) { ["key3"]=> string(6) "value3" ["key4"]=> string(6) "value4" } 
  

read more about array_diff: http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-diff.php

• To remove an element by using index:

  array_splice($arr, 1, 1);
  var_dump($arr);
  // array(1) { ["key3"]=> string(6) "value3" } 
  

read more about array_splice: http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-splice.php

answered Apr 19, 2018 at 14:32

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You may need two or more loops depending on your array:

$arr[$key1][$key2][$key3]=$value1; // ....etc

foreach ($arr as $key1 => $values) {
  foreach ($values as $key2 => $value) {
  unset($arr[$key1][$key2]);
  }
}

answered Mar 6, 2015 at 5:28

0

you can do it using Laravel helpers:

first helper, method Arr::except:

$array = ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100];

$filtered = Arr::except($array, ['price']);

// ['name' => 'Desk']

second helper: method Arr::pull

$array = ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100];

$name = Arr::pull($array, 'name');

// $name: Desk

// $array: ['price' => 100]

answered Mar 13, 2021 at 9:42

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