---
title: "Deprecation: #77732 - Deprecate methods of Extbase's ArrayUtility"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-77732"
source: "Changelog/8.5/Deprecation-77732-ExtbaseArrayUtility.rst"
typo3-version: "8.5"
typo3-major: 8
type: "deprecation"
issue: 77732
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/77732"
tags: ["Backend", "ext:extbase", "PHP-API"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #77732 - Deprecate methods of Extbase's ArrayUtility {#deprecation-77732}

See [forge#77732](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/77732)

## Description {#description}

The class `\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ArrayUtility` has been marked as deprecated.

## Impact {#impact}

Calling any of the methods within the static class will trigger a deprecation log entry.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Any TYPO3 installation calling the methods of that PHP class.

## Migration {#migration}

A migration is available for the following methods:

-   `integerExplode`: Use `GeneralUtility::intExplode`
-   `trimExplode`: Use `GeneralUtility::trimExplode`
-   `arrayMergeRecursiveOverrule`: Use `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::mergeRecursiveWithOverrule` or `array_replace_recursive`
-   `getValueByPath`: Use `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::getValueByPath`
-   `setValueByPath`: Use `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::setValueByPath`
-   `unsetValueByPath`: Use `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::removeByPath`
-   `sortArrayWithIntegerKeys`: Use `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::sortArrayWithIntegerKeys`