/**
* Remove a node
* @return bool Returns true if node node has been removed, false if it doesn't exist already
*/
public static function remove(&$array, $path, $handleMounting = false, $onMountHit = null)
{
$path = new Path($path);
if ($path->root()) {
throw new MyceliumException("Cannot remove entire array.");
}
$node =& $array;
for ($i = 0; $i < $path->length(); $i++) {
// is the current node a mounted node?
if ($handleMounting && array_key_exists("@mount", $node)) {
// callback(mounterClass, relativePath, pathToTheMountNode)
$onMountHit($node["@mount"], $path->cut($i), $path->clamp($i));
}
// does the next node exist?
if (!array_key_exists($path[$i], $node)) {
return false;
}
// last path segment?
if ($i == $path->length() - 1) {
// remove the node
unset($node[$path[$i]]);
return true;
}
// is the next node an array?
if (!is_array($node[$path[$i]])) {
return false;
}
// continue deeper
$node =& $node[$path[$i]];
}
}
