/**
* Merges two arrays and replace existing entries, like the PHP function array_merge_recursive.
* The main difference is that existing keys will be replaced with new values, not combined in a
* new sub array.
*
* Usage: $newArray = array_merge_replace( $array, $newValues );
*
* @param array $array first array with 'replaceable' values
* @param array $newValues array which will be merged into first one
* @return array resulting array
* @author Tobias Tom <*****@*****.**>
* @todo Verify that both arguments are arrays.
*/
public static function array_merge_replace($array, $newValues)
{
foreach ($newValues as $key => $value) {
if (is_array($value)) {
if (!isset($array[$key])) {
$array[$key] = array();
}
$array[$key] = MyOOS_Utilities::array_merge_replace($array[$key], $value);
} else {
if (isset($array[$key]) && is_array($array[$key])) {
$array[$key][0] = $value;
} else {
if (isset($array) && !is_array($array)) {
$temp = $array;
$array = array();
$array[0] = $temp;
}
$array[$key] = $value;
}
}
}
return $array;
}