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array Set::format ($data, $format, $keys)

Returns a series of values extracted from an array, formatted in a format string.

$data = array(
	array('Person' => array('first_name' => 'Nate', 'last_name' => 'Abele', 'city' => 'Boston', 'state' => 'MA', 'something' => '42')),
	array('Person' => array('first_name' => 'Larry', 'last_name' => 'Masters', 'city' => 'Boondock', 'state' => 'TN', 'something' => '{0}')),
	array('Person' => array('first_name' => 'Garrett', 'last_name' => 'Woodworth', 'city' => 'Venice Beach', 'state' => 'CA', 'something' => '{1}')));

$res = Set::format($data, '{1}, {0}', array('{n}.Person.first_name', '{n}.Person.last_name'));
/*
Array
(
    [0] => Abele, Nate
    [1] => Masters, Larry
    [2] => Woodworth, Garrett
)
*/

$res = Set::format($data, '{0}, {1}', array('{n}.Person.city', '{n}.Person.state'));
/*
Array
(
    [0] => Boston, MA
    [1] => Boondock, TN
    [2] => Venice Beach, CA
)
*/
$res = Set::format($data, '{{0}, {1}}', array('{n}.Person.city', '{n}.Person.state'));
/*
Array
(
    [0] => {Boston, MA}
    [1] => {Boondock, TN}
    [2] => {Venice Beach, CA}
)
*/
$res = Set::format($data, '{%2$d, %1$s}', array('{n}.Person.something', '{n}.Person.something'));
/*
Array
(
    [0] => {42, 42}
    [1] => {0, {0}}
    [2] => {0, {1}}
)
*/
$res = Set::format($data, '%2$d, %1$s', array('{n}.Person.first_name', '{n}.Person.something'));
/*
Array
(
    [0] => 42, Nate
    [1] => 0, Larry
    [2] => 0, Garrett
)
*/
$res = Set::format($data, '%1$s, %2$d', array('{n}.Person.first_name', '{n}.Person.something'));
/*
Array
(
    [0] => Nate, 42
    [1] => Larry, 0
    [2] => Garrett, 0
)
*/

1. $data = array(
2. array('Person' => array('first_name' => 'Nate', 'last_name' => 'Abele', 'city' => 'Boston', 'state' => 'MA', 'something' => '42')),
3. array('Person' => array('first_name' => 'Larry', 'last_name' => 'Masters', 'city' => 'Boondock', 'state' => 'TN', 'something' => '{0}')),
4. array('Person' => array('first_name' => 'Garrett', 'last_name' => 'Woodworth', 'city' => 'Venice Beach', 'state' => 'CA', 'something' => '{1}')));
5. $res = Set::format($data, '{1}, {0}', array('{n}.Person.first_name', '{n}.Person.last_name'));
6. /*
7. Array
8. (
9. [0] => Abele, Nate
10. [1] => Masters, Larry
11. [2] => Woodworth, Garrett
12. )
13. */
14. $res = Set::format($data, '{0}, {1}', array('{n}.Person.city', '{n}.Person.state'));
15. /*
16. Array
17. (
18. [0] => Boston, MA
19. [1] => Boondock, TN
20. [2] => Venice Beach, CA
21. )
22. */
23. $res = Set::format($data, '{{0}, {1}}', array('{n}.Person.city', '{n}.Person.state'));
24. /*
25. Array
26. (
27. [0] => {Boston, MA}
28. [1] => {Boondock, TN}
29. [2] => {Venice Beach, CA}
30. )
31. */
32. $res = Set::format($data, '{%2$d, %1$s}', array('{n}.Person.something', '{n}.Person.something'));
33. /*
34. Array
35. (
36. [0] => {42, 42}
37. [1] => {0, {0}}
38. [2] => {0, {1}}
39. )
40. */
41. $res = Set::format($data, '%2$d, %1$s', array('{n}.Person.first_name', '{n}.Person.something'));
42. /*
43. Array
44. (
45. [0] => 42, Nate
46. [1] => 0, Larry
47. [2] => 0, Garrett
48. )
49. */
50. $res = Set::format($data, '%1$s, %2$d', array('{n}.Person.first_name', '{n}.Person.something'));
51. /*
52. Array
53. (
54. [0] => Nate, 42
55. [1] => Larry, 0
56. [2] => Garrett, 0
57. )
58. */