PHP 8.2 - Difficulty Updating Nested Array Values in a Multi-Dimensional Associative Array
Hey everyone, I'm running into an issue that's driving me crazy. I've been struggling with this for a few days now and could really use some help. I'm working with an scenario while trying to update values in a nested associative array in PHP 8.2. I have a multi-dimensional array representing users and their associated roles, and I need to update a specific role for a user based on their ID. Here's the structure of my array: ```php $users = [ [ 'id' => 1, 'name' => 'Alice', 'roles' => [ 'admin', 'editor' ] ], [ 'id' => 2, 'name' => 'Bob', 'roles' => [ 'subscriber' ] ] ]; ``` I tried to use a loop to find the user by ID and then update their roles like this: ```php function updateUserRole(&$users, $userId, $newRole) { foreach ($users as &$user) { if ($user['id'] === $userId) { // Check if the new role already exists if (!in_array($newRole, $user['roles'])) { $user['roles'][] = $newRole; } else { echo "Role already exists for user ID $userId."; } return; } } echo "User ID $userId not found."; } ``` When I call the function like this: ```php updateUserRole($users, 1, 'viewer'); dump($users); ``` I expect to see 'viewer' added to Alice's roles. However, when I run the code, I get the following output: ``` Role already exists for user ID 1. ``` It seems like the role is already considered to be there, but it isn't in the original array output. I've checked the logic in the function, and I'm sure that the ID check is correct. Could it be that my comparison is failing due to type? What can I do to ensure that I can update the roles correctly? Any insights or alternative approaches would be greatly appreciated! I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.