$sanitizer->flatArray() method

Given a potentially multi-dimensional array, return a flat 1-dimensional array

Available since version 3.0.160.

Usage

// basic usage
$array = $sanitizer->flatArray(array $value);

// usage with all arguments
$array = $sanitizer->flatArray(array $value, array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
valuearray
options (optional)array
  • preserveKeys (bool): Preserve associative array keys where possible? (default=false)
  • maxDepth (int): Max depth of nested arrays to flatten into value, after which they are discarded (default=0). The default value of 0 removes any nested arrays, so specify 1 or higher to include them.

Return value

array


$sanitizer methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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