Is this possible?

msimonds

I have no idea and wanted to see if anyone has ever done such a thing:

If I have a class that connects to an API and returns field names such as:

$client = new SforcePartnerClient();
      $client->createConnection($wsdl);
      $loginResult = $client->login($userName, $password);

  //$result = $client->describeGlobal();
  $result = $client->describeSObject("Account");
  echo '<pre>' . print_r($result->fields, true) . '</pre>';

and that returns:

Array
(
    [0] => stdClass Object
        (
            [autoNumber] => 
            [byteLength] => 18
            [calculated] => 
            [caseSensitive] => 
            [createable] => 
            [custom] => 
            [defaultedOnCreate] => 1
            [digits] => 0
            [filterable] => 1
            [label] => Account ID
            [length] => 18
            [name] => Id
            [nameField] => 
            [namePointing] => 
            [nillable] => 
            [precision] => 0
            [restrictedPicklist] => 
            [scale] => 0
            [soapType] => tns:ID
            [sortable] => 1
            [type] => id
            [unique] => 
            [updateable] => 
        )

[1] => stdClass Object
    (
        [autoNumber] => 
        [byteLength] => 0
        [calculated] => 
        [caseSensitive] => 
        [createable] => 
        [custom] => 
        [defaultedOnCreate] => 1
        [digits] => 0
        [filterable] => 1
        [label] => Deleted
        [length] => 0
        [name] => IsDeleted
        [nameField] => 
        [namePointing] => 
        [nillable] => 
        [precision] => 0
        [restrictedPicklist] => 
        [scale] => 0
        [soapType] => xsd:boolean
        [sortable] => 1
        [type] => boolean
        [unique] => 
        [updateable] => 
    )

Is there a way to create variables on the fly for each $result->fields->name in an array? something like this:

$try = array();
      $try = compact($result->fields->name);
      echo '<pre>' . print_r($try, true) . '</pre>';

Now I know that does not work, but was wondering if something like this is possible, instead of having to do a long block of code like this:

$pass_this = array();
$pass_this['name'] = $results->fields->name
$pass_this['type ']  = $results->fields->type

maybe this is confusing, sorry if it is!

etully

foreach ($result as $x) {
foreach ($x as $k => $v) {
$$k = $v;
}

print "This record had $autoNumber and $byteLength <br>";

}

Is that what you mean?

etully

Oh, if you just want to stick it in an array, then you would modify it like this:


foreach ($result as $x) {
$pass_this = array();
foreach ($x as $k => $v) {
$pass_this['$k'] = $v;
}
print_r($pass_this); 
}

msimonds

Almost but it wont allow me to get the $result->fields->name in a foreach loop, but if I run the following code:

$result = $client->describeSObject("Account");

//print_r($result);
//echo '<pre>' . print_r($result->fields->name, true) . '</pre>';


foreach ($result->fields as $field)
{
  $pass_this = array();
  echo $field->name ."<br />";  

}

I get all the field names:

Id
IsDeleted
MasterRecordId
Name
Type
ParentId
BillingStreet
BillingCity
BillingState
BillingPostalCode
BillingCountry
ShippingStreet
ShippingCity
ShippingState
ShippingPostalCode
ShippingCountry
Phone
Fax
AccountNumber
Website
Sic
Industry
AnnualRevenue
NumberOfEmployees
Ownership
TickerSymbol
Description
Rating
Site
OwnerId
CreatedDate
CreatedById
LastModifiedDate
LastModifiedById
SystemModstamp
LastActivityDate
Account_Description__c
Area__c
End_Equipment__c
FY_CY_Auto_Info__c
FY_CY_Automotive__c
FY_CY_Communications__c
FY_CY_HSSP__c
SA_ID__c
FY_CY_Info_Comm__c
FY_CY_ISP__c
FY_CY_Micros__c
FY_CY_Mixed_Signal_1__c
FY_CY_Mixed_Signal_2__c
FY_CY_MM__c
FY_CY_Notebook__c
FY_CY_Optocon__c
FY_CY_SPC__c
FY_CY_SPM__c
FY_CY_SSIP__c
FY_CY_Thermal_Battery__c
FY_CY_Total_Design__c
FY_CY_Total_Purchasing__c
FY_CY_Wireless__c
Inactive__c
maxim_id__c
Region__c
Status__c

and that is what I am trying to stick into an array, does that clarify it more????

msimonds

what about something like this:


foreach ($result->fields as $field)
      {
          $pass_this = array();
          //echo $field->name ."<br />";
          $pass_this = $field->name;
          echo '<pre>' . print_r($pass_this, true) . '</pre>';   

      }

it returns:


Id

IsDeleted

MasterRecordId

Name

Type

ParentId

BillingStreet

BillingCity

BillingState

BillingPostalCode

BillingCountry

ShippingStreet

ShippingCity

ShippingState

ShippingPostalCode

ShippingCountry

Phone

Fax

AccountNumber

Website

Sic

Industry

AnnualRevenue

NumberOfEmployees

Ownership

TickerSymbol

Description

Rating

Site

OwnerId

CreatedDate

CreatedById

LastModifiedDate

LastModifiedById

SystemModstamp

LastActivityDate

Account_Description__c

Area__c

End_Equipment__c

FY_CY_Auto_Info__c

FY_CY_Automotive__c

FY_CY_Communications__c

FY_CY_HSSP__c

SA_ID__c

FY_CY_Info_Comm__c

FY_CY_ISP__c

FY_CY_Micros__c

FY_CY_Mixed_Signal_1__c

FY_CY_Mixed_Signal_2__c

FY_CY_MM__c

FY_CY_Notebook__c

FY_CY_Optocon__c

FY_CY_SPC__c

FY_CY_SPM__c

FY_CY_SSIP__c

FY_CY_Thermal_Battery__c

FY_CY_Total_Design__c

FY_CY_Total_Purchasing__c

FY_CY_Wireless__c

Inactive__c

maxim_id__c

Region__c

Status__c

so the values are getting into the array, but it still does not create them as the key's

Sorry if this is confusing people

msimonds

etully wrote:
Oh, if you just want to stick it in an array, then you would modify it like this:
foreach ($result as $x) {
$pass_this = array();
foreach ($x as $k => $v) {
$pass_this['$k'] = $v;
}
print_r($pass_this); 
} 

I tried your code sir and could not get it to work

code:

foreach ($result->fields as $field)
    {

    foreach ($field->name as $k => $v)
    {
        $pass_this['$k'] = $v;
    }
    echo '<pre>' . print_r($pass_this, true) . '</pre>';

}

error:

Invalid argument supplied for foreach() on  foreach ($field->name as $k => $v)

TIA
Mike