Looping through a multidimensional stdclass object and array

Question

Been trying to figure this out for a while now, but can't seem to get it right. I'm working on an app that calls to an API and decodes a JSON response. I have the data, but I can not "work" with. Here is the data:

stdClass Object
(
    [custom_fields] => Array
        (
            [0] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [name] => Heading 1
                    [0] => stdClass Object
                        (
                            [name] => sub_1-1
                            [caption] => SubHeading 1-1
                        )
                    [1] => stdClass Object
                        (
                            [name] => sub_1-2
                            [caption] => SubHeading 1-2
                        )
                )
            [1] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [name] => Heading 2 
                    [0] => stdClass Object
                        (
                            [name] => sub_2-1
                            [caption] => SubHeading 2-1
                        )
                )
        )
    [status] => 200
    [version] => 1.3.2
)

What I'm essentially trying to do is setup a table with Heading 1 then the 2 sub headings. I can get Heading 1 using $APIRESULT->custom_fields->name but I can not get the sub-headings. I'm sure it's easy and I'm just having a block, but I'm given up and hoping someone on here can help me real quick.

Thanks in advance.

Possible duplicate of [How to access object properties with names like integers?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10333016/how-to-access-object-properties-with-names-like-integers) — deceze, Jun 02 '13 at 21:17

sybear · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-02T21:24:07.323

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In PHP, variables cannot start with a digit, so you have to access it this way:

$APIRESULT->custom_fields->{'0'}->name // Access name

$APIRESULT->custom_fields->{'1'}->caption // Access something else

The solution should work, however I dislike the structure of that data as in my opinion arrays should be used instead of objects' properties to store some data such as several headings, etc

edited Jun 02 '13 at 21:24

answered Jun 02 '13 at 21:17

sybear

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OK, that works, but I'm not sure how to count the subheadings, as this is being used to dynamically create a form... I'm not opposed to using arrays instead, but what I'm currently doing is calling to an API and using `json_decode` and it is putting in that format. – user2006120 Jun 02 '13 at 22:22
So, would you like to accept the answer then? – sybear Jun 03 '13 at 09:53

Looping through a multidimensional stdclass object and array

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