PHP array search function
Syntax
array_search(search_value, $array [, option]);
| Parameter | Description |
| Search value | Any data that you want to find (required) |
| Array | Any array variable (required) |
| Option | Option Default: false, match only vale not type and true for identical match |
Definition
It returns the match value key of an array if element found otherwise it returns false.
Usage
array_search() function is used to find the element of an array and return its key. And after that you can access the element with help of key.
Note: Only the first instance of search value found returns its key. If the same Value is present later in the array, it is ignored.
Example of array search function
<?php $num = array(20, 50, 10); $key = array_search(50, $num); Print_r($num); echo "
Key of search no: ".$key; ?>
- Example
- Run
In above example $num is an array variable that hold three element. You can search any data of array using the array_search() function as shown in above.
You can check the key with the help of print_r() function.
Example
<?php
$num = array(20, 50, 10);
var_dump( array_search('20', $num, TRUE) );
?>
Output
If the third argument is set TRUE, array_search() will only return TRUE if the value and its variable type matches as well.
So in that case it return false because search element is string type.
More example of array search function
<?php
$fruit = array
(
10 => 'mango',
20 => 'banana',
30 => 'papaya',
40 => 'grapes'
);
Print_r($fruit);
$key = array_search('grapes', $fruit);
echo "
The key of ".$fruit[$key]."is : ". $key;
?>
- Example
- Run
$fruit is an associative array that hold four element, you can see with the help of print_r() function.
You can find the key of the searched array with the help of array_search() function and access.
