public function filter(&$array)
    {
        $current = &$array;

        $keys = array_keys($this->keyParts);
        $lastElement = end($keys);

        /**
         * This code is ugly and complicated because PHP has no way of unsetting
         * arbitrary depths inside arrays.
         *
         * The intended functionality is if you create a filter like:
         * 'form[subform][id]' then $_POST['form']['subform']['id'] will be
         * unset. This format was chosen because it's also how you would
         * represent that structure inside a form element name in your markup.
         *
         * It all works by keeping a reference to the current depth of the array,
         * iterating over key_parts (see splitKeyName), checking if the iterated
         * value exists as a key of the current reference and then setting the
         * current reference to be that key. If it's the last element of the
         * iteration then this value needs to be filtered and is removed.
         */
        foreach ($this->keyParts as $index => $keyPart) {
            if (!isset($current[$keyPart])) {
                break;
            }

            if ($index == $lastElement) {
                unset($current[$keyPart]);
                break;
            }

            $current = &$current[$keyPart];
        }
    }
public function filter(&$array)
    {
        $current = &$array;

        $keys = array_keys($this->keyParts);
        $lastElement = end($keys);

        /**
         * This code is ugly and complicated because PHP has no way of unsetting
         * arbitrary depths inside arrays.
         *
         * The intended functionality is if you create a filter like:
         * 'form[subform][id]' then $_POST['form']['subform']['id'] will be
         * unset. This format was chosen because it's also how you would
         * represent that structure inside a form element name in your markup.
         *
         * It all works by keeping a reference to the current depth of the array,
         * iterating over key_parts (see splitKeyName), checking if the iterated
         * value exists as a key of the current reference and then setting the
         * current reference to be that key. If it's the last element of the
         * iteration then this value needs to be filtered and is removed.
         */
        foreach ($this->keyParts as $index => $keyPart) {
            if (!isset($current[$keyPart])) {
                break;
            }

            if ($index == $lastElement) {
                unset($current[$keyPart]);
                break;
            }

            $current = &$current[$keyPart];
        }
    }
public function filter ( & $ array ) { $ current = & $ array ; $ keys = array_keys ( $ this -> keyParts ) ; $ lastElement = end ( $ keys ) ; /**
         * This code is ugly and complicated because PHP has no way of unsetting
         * arbitrary depths inside arrays.
         *
         * The intended functionality is if you create a filter like:
         * 'form[subform][id]' then $_POST['form']['subform']['id'] will be
         * unset. This format was chosen because it's also how you would
         * represent that structure inside a form element name in your markup.
         *
         * It all works by keeping a reference to the current depth of the array,
         * iterating over key_parts (see splitKeyName), checking if the iterated
         * value exists as a key of the current reference and then setting the
         * current reference to be that key. If it's the last element of the
         * iteration then this value needs to be filtered and is removed.
         */ foreach ( $ this -> keyParts as $ index => $ keyPart ) { if ( ! isset ( $ current [ $ keyPart ] ) ) { break ; } if ( $ index == $ lastElement ) { unset ( $ current [ $ keyPart ] ) ; break ; } $ current = & $ current [ $ keyPart ] ; } }
Applies the current filters to the passed in array, unsetting any
elements which match the filter. Note that this works via reference and
will mutate its argument instead of returning a copy.

@param string &$array
Applies the current filters to the passed in array unsetting any elements which match the filter . Note that this works via reference and will mutate its argument instead of returning a copy .