PHP How to convert each element of array to timestamp?

Question

I have a two-element array - $time

echo var_dump($time) :

array
  0 => 
    array
      'otw' => string '12:00' (length=5)
      'zam' => string '15:00' (length=5)
 1 => 
    array
      'otw' => string '16:00' (length=5)
      'zam' => string '18:00' (length=5)

How convert each element of $time array to timestamp?

echo var_dump($time) should look like:

array
  0 => 
    array
      'otw' => timestamp 'timestampvalue' (length=)
      'zam' => timestamp 'timestampvalue' (length=)
 1 => 
    array
      'otw' => timestamp 'timestampvalue' (length=)
      'zam' => timestamp 'timestampvalue' (length=)

You're not expecting us to code a solution for you, are you? Maybe take a good look at the documentation: http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-walk-recursive.php — , Jul 31 '12 at 14:02

MarcDefiant · Answer 1 · 2012-07-31T14:08:36.510

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simply use array_walk_recursive

array_walk_recursive($your_array, function(&$element) {
  // notice: this will use the date of today and add the time to it.
  $element = strtotime($element);
  // $element = strtotime($element, 0); // use 1.1.1970 as current date
});

edited Jul 31 '12 at 14:08

answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:00

MarcDefiant

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Jonathan · Answer 2 · 2012-07-31T14:19:56.097

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Or using array_map()

function arrayToTimestamps($array)
{
    return array(strtotime($array['otw']), strtotime($array['zam']));
}
$newArray = array_map('arrayToTimestamps', $array);

edited Jul 31 '12 at 14:19

answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:01

Jonathan

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this does not work, because `array_walk_recursive` tries to pass an second argument – MarcDefiant Jul 31 '12 at 14:07
Yes, the whole thing was wrong, this is what I meant though. – Jonathan Jul 31 '12 at 14:12

PHP How to convert each element of array to timestamp?

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