PHP

php search on array

//array_search
$result = array_search("apple", $fruit_array); // return index or false

//in_array
$result = in_array("apple", $fruit_array); // return true or false

find value in array php

//array_search
$result = array_search("apple", $fruit_array); // return index or false

//in_array
$result = in_array("apple", $fruit_array); // return true or false

array find php

array_search ( mixed $needle , array $haystack , bool $strict = false ) : int|string|false

<?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;
?>

php string search in array

// Search a partial string matching in array elements
function array_search_partial($arr, $keyword) {
    foreach($arr as $index => $string) {
        if (strpos($string, $keyword) !== FALSE)
            return $index;
    }
}

array value search in php

function searchForId($id, $array) {
   foreach ($array as $key => $val) {
       if ($val['uid'] === $id) {
           return $key;
       }
   }
   return null;
}

search php array

$userdb = array(
    array(
        'uid' => '100',
        'name' => 'Sandra Shush',
        'pic_square' => 'urlof100'
    ),
    array(
        'uid' => '5465',
        'name' => 'Stefanie Mcmohn',
        'pic_square' => 'urlof100'
    ),
    array(
        'uid' => '40489',
        'name' => 'Michael',
        'pic_square' => 'urlof40489'
    )
);