rogervila/array-diff-multidimensional

# Array Diff Multidimensional

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Works like the [PHP array_diff()](http://php.net/manual/es/function.array-diff.php) function, but with multidimensional arrays.

## Install

Via [composer](http://getcomposer.org):

```shell
composer require rogervila/array-diff-multidimensional
```

## Usage

```php
use Rogervila\ArrayDiffMultidimensional;

$new = [
    'a' => 'b',
    'c' => [
        'd' => 'e',
        'f' => 'Hello',
    ],
];

$old = [
    'a' => 'b',
    'c' => [
        'd' => 'e',
        'f' => 'Goodbye',
    ],
];

// Compare the arrays by calling the 'compare' class method
$result = ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old)

// Or by calling the global helper function
$result = array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old)


var_dump($result);
```

The result of comparing `$new` with `$old` will return a new array with the changes:

```php
[
    'c' => [
        'f' => 'Hello'
     ],
]
```

## Strict vs. Loose comparisons

**Comparisons are strict by default**, but you can specify that you want to make a loose comparison passing a boolean as the third parameter for `compare` method or calling the `looseComparison`

```php
// Passing 'false' as a third parameter will deactivate the strict comparison mode
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old, false);

array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, false);


// This method call is equivalent
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::looseComparison($new, $old);
```

Also, a `strictComparison` method is available for more clarity
```php
// Comparisons are strict by default
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old);

array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old);


// This method call is equivalent
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::strictComparison($new, $old);
```

## License

Array Diff Multidimensional is an open-sourced package licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).