How to convert array values to lowercase in PHP?
use array_map()
:
$yourArray = array_map('strtolower', $yourArray);
In case you need to lowercase nested array (by Yahya Uddin):
$yourArray = array_map('nestedLowercase', $yourArray);
function nestedLowercase($value) {
if (is_array($value)) {
return array_map('nestedLowercase', $value);
}
return strtolower($value);
}
Just for completeness: you may also use array_walk
:
array_walk($yourArray, function(&$value)
{
$value = strtolower($value);
});
From PHP docs:
If callback needs to be working with the actual values of the array, specify the first parameter of callback as a reference. Then, any changes made to those elements will be made in the original array itself.
Or directly via foreach
loop using references:
foreach($yourArray as &$value)
$value = strtolower($value);
Note that these two methods change the array "in place", whereas array_map
creates and returns a copy of the array, which may not be desirable in case of very large arrays.
You could use array_map(), set the first parameter to 'strtolower' (including the quotes) and the second parameter to $lower_case_array.
If you wish to lowercase all values in an nested array, use the following code:
function nestedLowercase($value) {
if (is_array($value)) {
return array_map('nestedLowercase', $value);
}
return strtolower($value);
}
So:
[ 'A', 'B', ['C-1', 'C-2'], 'D']
would return:
[ 'a', 'b', ['c-1', 'c-2'], 'd']