How to delete object from array inside foreach loop?

Question

foreach($array as $elementKey => $element) {
    foreach($element as $valueKey => $value) {
        if($valueKey == 'id' && $value == 'searched_value'){
            //delete this particular object from the $array
            unset($array[$elementKey]);
        } 
    }
}

You can also use references on foreach values:

foreach($array as $elementKey => &$element) {
    // $element is the same than &$array[$elementKey]
    if (isset($element['id']) and $element['id'] == 'searched_value') {
        unset($element);
    }
}

It looks like your syntax for unset is invalid, and the lack of reindexing might cause trouble in the future. See: the section on PHP arrays.

The correct syntax is shown above. Also keep in mind array-values for reindexing, so you don't ever index something you previously deleted.

Be careful with the main answer.

with

[['id'=>1,'cat'=>'vip']
,['id'=>2,'cat'=>'vip']
,['id'=>3,'cat'=>'normal']

and calling the function

foreach($array as $elementKey => $element) {
    foreach($element as $valueKey => $value) {
        if($valueKey == 'cat' && $value == 'vip'){
            //delete this particular object from the $array
            unset($array[$elementKey]);
        } 
    }
}

it returns

[2=>['id'=>3,'cat'=>'normal']

instead of

[0=>['id'=>3,'cat'=>'normal']

It is because unset does not re-index the array.

It reindexes. (if we need it)

$result=[];
foreach($array as $elementKey => $element) {
    foreach($element as $valueKey => $value) {
        $found=false;
        if($valueKey === 'cat' && $value === 'vip'){
            $found=true;
            $break;
        } 
        if(!$found) {
           $result[]=$element;
        }
    }
}