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(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)
array_search — Searches the array for a given value and returns the corresponding key if successful
Searches haystack for needle.
needleThe searched value.
Note:
If
needleis a string, the comparison is done in a case-sensitive manner.
haystackThe array.
strict
If the third parameter strict is set to TRUE
then the array_search() function will search for
identical elements in the
haystack. This means it will also check the
types of the
needle in the haystack,
and objects must be the same instance.
Returns the key for needle if it is found in the
array, FALSE otherwise.
If needle is found in haystack
more than once, the first matching key is returned. To return the keys for
all matching values, use array_keys() with the optional
search_value parameter instead.
This function may
return Boolean FALSE, but may also return a non-Boolean value which
evaluates to FALSE. Please read the section on Booleans for more
information. Use the ===
operator for testing the return value of this
function.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 |
As with all internal PHP functions as of 5.3.0,
array_search() returns NULL if invalid parameters
are passed to it.
|
| 4.2.0 |
Prior to PHP 4.2.0, array_search() returns NULL
on failure instead of FALSE.
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Example #1 array_search() example
<?php
$array = array(0 => 'blue', 1 => 'red', 2 => 'green', 3 => 'red');
$key = array_search('green', $array); // $key = 2;
$key = array_search('red', $array); // $key = 1;
?>