array_mangling

mangle.php

<?php

$data = [
    'a' => 1,
    'b' => 2,
    'c' => 3,
    'd' => 4,
];


function mangle_array($key_to_remove, $key_to_place_after, array $data)
{
    $tmp_value = $data[$key_to_remove];
    $new_data = $data;

    unset($new_data[$key_to_remove]);

    $to_place_after_position = array_search($key_to_place_after, array_keys($new_data));

    $before = array_slice($new_data, 0, $to_place_after_position + 1);
    $middle = [$key_to_remove => $tmp_value];
    $after = array_slice($new_data, $to_place_after_position + 1);

    return array_merge($before, $middle, $after);
}

$data_mangled = mangle_array('b', 'c', $data);




var_dump($data_mangled);