How can PHP beginners avoid issues with nested arrays when creating menu structures?

When creating menu structures with nested arrays in PHP, beginners can avoid issues by properly organizing their array structure and using recursive functions to iterate through the nested arrays. This ensures that each level of the menu is accessed correctly without causing errors or confusion. 

function buildMenu($menuItems) {
    echo '<ul>';
    foreach ($menuItems as $menuItem) {
        echo '<li>' . $menuItem['label'];
        if (isset($menuItem['children'])) {
            buildMenu($menuItem['children']);
        }
        echo '</li>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
}

$menu = [
    [
        'label' => 'Home',
        'link' => '/'
    ],
    [
        'label' => 'Products',
        'link' => '/products',
        'children' => [
            [
                'label' => 'Category 1',
                'link' => '/products/category1'
            ],
            [
                'label' => 'Category 2',
                'link' => '/products/category2'
            ]
        ]
    ],
    [
        'label' => 'Contact',
        'link' => '/contact'
    ]
];

buildMenu($menu);

Keywords

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