Create new attributes inside a PHP object, through external values

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In my case I'm creating a module for Drupal passing datasets from a database to another. I want to use the default function node_save(), so I need to create a node object with a stdClass(). Once I've exported the dataset into an array like in this example:

 $values = array(
     "data1" => "example1",
     "data2" => "example2",
     ...
 );

I need to put the values in this way

$node = stdClass();
$node->title = 'Example';

Running through the array it could be easier create an attribute like title and pass it the interested value like:

foreach ($values as $key) {
   $node->$key = $values[$key];
}

There's a way to create the attribute automatically like

$node->$key

And pass it a value?

devmyb · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-17 12:43:33Z

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If your array is single dimensional than you can simply type hint that array as an object like as

$values = array(
     "data1" => "example1",
     "data2" => "example2",
);

$values = (object) $values;

echo $values->data1;//example1

answered Jun 17, 2016 at 12:43

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pes502 · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-17 11:23:06Z

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Try this one (instead of $node->$key try to use $node->{$key}):

foreach ($values as $key => $val) {
   $node->{$key} = $val;
}

For your example array:

$values = array(
     "data1" => "example1",
     "data2" => "example2",
     ...
 );

The code above will output:

$node->data1 = "example1";
$node->data2 = "example2";

object(stdClass)#1 (2) {
  ["data1"]=> string(8) "example1"
  ["data2"]=> string(8) "example2"
}

edited Jun 17, 2016 at 11:23

answered Jun 17, 2016 at 11:20

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toboko Over a year ago

Solved! Many Thanks

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