<?php
/**
* calculates intersection of two arrays like array_intersect_key but recursive
*
* @param array/mixed master array
* @param array array that has the keys which should be kept in the master array
* @return array/mixed cleand master array
*/
function myIntersect($master, $mask) {
if (!is_array($master)) { return $master; }
foreach ($master as $k=>$v) {
if (!isset($mask[$k])) { unset ($master[$k]); continue; } // remove value from $master if the key is not present in $mask
if (is_array($mask[$k])) { $master[$k] = $this->myIntersect($master[$k], $mask[$k]); } // recurse when mask is an array
// else simply keep value
}
return $master;
}
?>