[12.x] Add keyByListValues
array helper
#55892
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This PR adds new
keyByListValues
array helper function.This function keys array list entries by its values while preserving its associative part, thus making array 100% associative.
Newly keyed entries' values are replaced with some default value (2nd argument).
The caller is responsible for list entries to be valid array keys.
(I don't know if terminology is correct because AFAIK arrays can be either associative or non-associative, not both)
Suggested use case is when some optional parameter(s) may be associated with array entry (likely class name or some identifier):