How to show dynamic output in the wp_bakery vc_map dropdown? - arrays

Question

I am using the wp_bakery page builder plugin. What I am doing is, I have to display the custom output in the dropdown
Expected output
Current Output
if I use the below code then I am getting the correct output.
$params=array(
'name' => __('Speaker'),
'base' => 'speaker',
'category' => __(My shortcodes'),
'class' => 'js-example-basic-single',
"icon" => get_template_directory_uri() . "/images/shortcode_slider.png",
'params' => array(
array(
'type' => 'dropdown',
'heading' => __('Speakers'),
'param_name' => 'speakersname',
'class' => 'js-example-basic-single',
'admin_label' => true,
//'value' => array($selectSpeaker),
'value' => array(__( 'Item One', 'textdomain' ) => '1'), //static added
'description' => __('Select speakers')
))
);
echo"<pre />";
print_r($params);
vc_map( $params );
array output
Array
(
[name] => Speaker
[base] => speaker
[category] => My shortcodes
[class] => js-example-basic-single
[icon] => https://example.com/wordpress/wp-content/themes/testing/images/shortcode_slider.png
[params] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[type] => dropdown
[heading] => Speakers
[param_name] => speakersname
[class] => js-example-basic-single
[admin_label] => 1
[value] => Array
(
[Item One] => 1
)
[description] => Select speakers
)
)
)
But If I use the below code then I am getting the current output(Screenshot shared above)
$speakerpost_args = array( 'post_type'=>'speaker','post_status' => 'publish', 'posts_per_page' => 80);
$speaker_posts = wp_get_recent_posts($speakerpost_args);
$selectSpeaker="";
foreach ($speaker_posts as $key => $value) {
$selectSpeaker.="__( 'Item One', 'textdomain' ) => '1',";
}
$params=array(
'name' => __('Webinar Speaker'),
'base' => 'speaker',
'category' => __('Hybreed shortcodes'),
'class' => 'js-example-basic-single',
"icon" => get_template_directory_uri() . "/images/shortcode_slider.png",
'params' => array(
array(
'type' => 'dropdown',
'heading' => __('Speakers'),
'param_name' => 'speakersname',
'class' => 'js-example-basic-single',
'admin_label' => true,
'value' => array($selectSpeaker), //dynamic value
//'value' => array(__( 'Item One', 'textdomain' ) => '1'),
'description' => __('Select speakers')
))
);
echo"<pre />";
print_r($params);
vc_map( $params );
Array output
Array
(
[name] => Speaker
[base] => speaker
[category] =>My shortcodes
[class] => js-example-basic-single
[icon] => https://exmple.com/wordpress/wp-content/themes/testing/images/shortcode_slider.png
[params] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[type] => dropdown
[heading] => Speakers
[param_name] => speakersname
[class] => js-example-basic-single
[admin_label] => 1
[value] => Array
(
[0] => __( 'Item One', 'textdomain' ) => '1' // here is the issue
)
[description] => Select speakers
)
)
)

Answer 1

Need to append values as array items not as string concatenation.
Change
$selectSpeaker="";
foreach ($speaker_posts as $key => $value) {
$selectSpeaker.="__( 'Item One', 'textdomain' ) => '1',";
}
To:
$selectSpeaker=[];
foreach ($speaker_posts as $key => $value) {
$selectSpeaker[__( 'Item One', 'textdomain' )] = '1';
}