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array Set::merge ($arr1, $arr2=null)

This function can be thought of as a hybrid between PHP's array_merge and array_merge_recursive. The difference to the two is that if an array key contains another array then the function behaves recursive (unlike array_merge) but does not do if for keys containing strings (unlike array_merge_recursive). See the unit test for more information.

This function will work with an unlimited amount of arguments and typecasts non-array parameters into arrays.

$arry1 = array(
	array(
		'id' => '48c2570e-dfa8-4c32-a35e-0d71cbdd56cb',
		'name' => 'mysql raleigh-workshop-08 < 2008-09-05.sql ',
		'description' => 'Importing an sql dump'
	),
	array(
		'id' => '48c257a8-cf7c-4af2-ac2f-114ecbdd56cb',
		'name' => 'pbpaste | grep -i Unpaid | pbcopy',
		'description' => 'Remove all lines that say "Unpaid".',
	)
);
$arry2 = 4;
$arry3 = array(0=>"test array", "cats"=>"dogs", "people" => 1267);
$arry4 = array("cats"=>"felines", "dog"=>"angry");
$res = Set::merge($arry1, $arry2, $arry3, $arry4);

/* $res now looks like: 
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 48c2570e-dfa8-4c32-a35e-0d71cbdd56cb
            [name] => mysql raleigh-workshop-08 < 2008-09-05.sql 
            [description] => Importing an sql dump
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [id] => 48c257a8-cf7c-4af2-ac2f-114ecbdd56cb
            [name] => pbpaste | grep -i Unpaid | pbcopy
            [description] => Remove all lines that say "Unpaid".
        )

    [2] => 4
    [3] => test array
    [cats] => felines
    [people] => 1267
    [dog] => angry
)
*/

1. $arry1 = array(
2. array(
3. 'id' => '48c2570e-dfa8-4c32-a35e-0d71cbdd56cb',
4. 'name' => 'mysql raleigh-workshop-08 < 2008-09-05.sql ',
5. 'description' => 'Importing an sql dump'
6. ),
7. array(
8. 'id' => '48c257a8-cf7c-4af2-ac2f-114ecbdd56cb',
9. 'name' => 'pbpaste | grep -i Unpaid | pbcopy',
10. 'description' => 'Remove all lines that say "Unpaid".',
11. )
12. );
13. $arry2 = 4;
14. $arry3 = array(0=>"test array", "cats"=>"dogs", "people" => 1267);
15. $arry4 = array("cats"=>"felines", "dog"=>"angry");
16. $res = Set::merge($arry1, $arry2, $arry3, $arry4);
17. /* $res now looks like:
18. Array
19. (
20. [0] => Array
21. (
22. [id] => 48c2570e-dfa8-4c32-a35e-0d71cbdd56cb
23. [name] => mysql raleigh-workshop-08 < 2008-09-05.sql
24. [description] => Importing an sql dump
25. )
26. [1] => Array
27. (
28. [id] => 48c257a8-cf7c-4af2-ac2f-114ecbdd56cb
29. [name] => pbpaste | grep -i Unpaid | pbcopy
30. [description] => Remove all lines that say "Unpaid".
31. )
32. [2] => 4
33. [3] => test array
34. [cats] => felines
35. [people] => 1267
36. [dog] => angry
37. )
38. */