What are some alternative methods for accessing and extracting specific values from nested objects in PHP arrays?

When working with nested arrays in PHP, accessing and extracting specific values can be challenging. One common approach is to use multiple nested loops to iterate through the array and access the desired values. Another method is to use PHP's array functions like array_column() or array_walk_recursive() to extract specific values from nested arrays. 

// Example of accessing and extracting specific values from nested arrays in PHP

// Nested array
$data = [
    'user' => [
        'name' => 'John Doe',
        'email' => 'john.doe@example.com',
        'address' => [
            'street' => '123 Main St',
            'city' => 'New York',
            'zip' => '10001'
        ]
    ]
];

// Using multiple nested loops to access nested values
foreach($data as $key => $value) {
    if(is_array($value)) {
        foreach($value as $key2 => $value2) {
            if(is_array($value2)) {
                foreach($value2 as $key3 => $value3) {
                    echo $key3 . ': ' . $value3 . PHP_EOL;
                }
            } else {
                echo $key2 . ': ' . $value2 . PHP_EOL;
            }
        }
    } else {
        echo $key . ': ' . $value . PHP_EOL;
    }
}

// Using array_column() to extract specific values
$address = array_column($data['user']['address'], null, 'city');
print_r($address);

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