$v ) { if ( ++$next_key !== $k ) { return false; } } return true; } /** * Merge two lists of associative arrays by a key. * * @param array $arr1 The first array. * @param array $arr2 The second array. * @param string $key The key to merge by. * * @return array The merged list sorted by the key values. */ public static function merge_by_key( array $arr1, array $arr2, string $key ): array { $merged = array(); // Overwrite items in $arr1 with items in $arr2 if they have the same key entry value. // The rest of items in $arr1 will be appended. foreach ( $arr1 as $item1 ) { $found = false; foreach ( $arr2 as $item2 ) { if ( $item1[ $key ] === $item2[ $key ] ) { $merged[] = array_merge( $item1, $item2 ); $found = true; break; } } if ( ! $found ) { $merged[] = $item1; } } // Append items from $arr2 that are don't have a corresponding key entry value in $arr1. foreach ( $arr2 as $item2 ) { $found = false; foreach ( $arr1 as $item1 ) { if ( $item1[ $key ] === $item2[ $key ] ) { $found = true; break; } } if ( ! $found ) { $merged[] = $item2; } } // Sort the merged list by the key values. usort( $merged, function ( $a, $b ) use ( $key ) { return $a[ $key ] <=> $b[ $key ]; } ); return array_values( $merged ); } }