Powiedz, że mam tablicę wielowymiarową. Na przykład:

 Array ( 
         [0] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5494 
             [animal_name] => "Suzy"
             [animal_type] => "zebra" 
             [animal_location] => 0 
             [animal_awake] => 1
             [animal_age] => 3 ) 
         [1] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5494 
             [animal_name] => "Joshua"
             [animal_type] => "panda"
             [animal_location] => 5
             [animal_awake] => 0
             [animal_age] => 8 )
        [2] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5494 
             [animal_name] => "Debra"
             [animal_type] => "snake" 
             [animal_location] => 7 
             [animal_awake] => 1
             [animal_age] => 3 ) 
        [3] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5495 
             [animal_name] => "Caleb"
             [animal_type] =>  "zebra"
             [animal_location] => 0
             [animal_awake] => 1
             [animal_age] => 3 ) 
        [4] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5495 
             [animal_name] => "Joshua"
             [animal_type] =>  "panda"
             [animal_location] => 5 
             [animal_awake] => 0
             [animal_age] => 8 )    
        [5] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5495 
             [animal_name] => "Debra"
             [animal_type] =>  "snake"
             [animal_location] => 7 
             [animal_awake] => 1
             [animal_age] => 3 ) 
        [6] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5496 
             [animal_name] => "Emily"
             [animal_type] =>  "zebra"
             [animal_location] => 0
             [animal_awake] => 1
             [animal_age] => 3 ) 
        [7] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5496 
             [animal_name] => "Joshua"
             [animal_type] =>  "panda"
             [animal_location] => 5 
             [animal_awake] => 0
             [animal_age] => 8 )    
        [8] => Array ( 
             [animal_id] => 5496 
             [animal_name] => "Debra"
             [animal_type] =>  "snake"
             [animal_location] => 7 
             [animal_awake] => 1
             [animal_age] => 3 )             
         )

I chcę porównać wszystkie węże przeciwko wężom i wszystkie pandy przeciwko pandzie itp. (Ale nie węża przeciwko pandzie) i umieścić unikalne elementy w tablicy (wszystkie unikalne elementy w jedną tablicę), jak mógłbym rób to. Ponieważ są elementami w tablicy, jestem trochę zakłopotany. Ponadto nie będę wiedział z góry, ile będzie różnych typów. Na przykład, pewnego razu mógłbym przekazać tablicę wielowymiarową z Pandą, Niedźwiedziem, Wężem - Następnym razem, gdy mógłbym przekazać tablicę z Ptakiem, Kotem, Pandą, Zebrą.

Jakieś pomysły?

KOŃCOWE WYJŚCIE

      Array ( 
     [0] => Array ( 
         [animal_id] => 5494 
         [animal_name] => "Suzy"
         [animal_type] => "zebra" 
         [animal_location] => 0 
         [animal_awake] => 1
         [animal_age] => 3 ) 
     [1] => Array ( 
         [animal_id] => 5494 
         [animal_name] => "Joshua"
         [animal_type] => "panda"
         [animal_location] => 5
         [animal_awake] => 0
         [animal_age] => 8 )
    [2] => Array ( 
         [animal_id] => 5495 
         [animal_name] => "Caleb"
         [animal_type] =>  "zebra"
         [animal_location] => 0
         [animal_awake] => 1
         [animal_age] => 3 )    
    [3] => Array ( 
         [animal_id] => 5495 
         [animal_name] => "Debra"
         [animal_type] =>  "snake"
         [animal_location] => 7 
         [animal_awake] => 1
         [animal_age] => 3 ) 
    [4] => Array ( 
         [animal_id] => 5496 
         [animal_name] => "Emily"
         [animal_type] =>  "zebra"
         [animal_location] => 0
         [animal_awake] => 1
         [animal_age] => 3 )    

     )