public function formatFriends(User $user) { $toRtn = array(); $friendsList = array_merge($user->getFriends()->toArray(), $user->getFriendsWithMe()->toArray()); $i = 0; foreach ($friendsList as $friend) { $toRtn[$i]["username"] = $friend->getUsername(); $toRtn[$i]["id"] = $friend->getId(); $i++; } return $toRtn; }