Index $items in menu by menu item name

[ewinslow]

I'd like an easy way to change a particular menu item, but right now I have to loop through all the items and manually check the name. Being able to just do $items[$name]->setProperty() would be so much nicer.

[cash]

Two options:

• using array_combine() to replace the integer indexes with the names
• writing container class that allows access by name

I think the 2nd one is cleaner but much more effort.

[ewinslow]

By container class you mean something like ElggMenu and pass that to the gook rather than an array of items? $menu->getItem('name')->setProperty() would be how it would work to target a particular item?

[cash]

Yes, but you can make it work like $menuname?->setProperty()