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PHP array example description_PHP tutorial
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There are more than 30 new array-related functions in PHP4.0. Many of these general functions allow you to check whether a specific object exists in a given array, count array elements, add or remove elements, or sort elements.
If you have a large array and all you want to accomplish is to find the presence of a given value, you can use in_array() to return true or false. The following code will output "Not found in this array" - because you will be looking for an "Alber" in $namesArray that does not exist.
$lookingFor = "Albert";
if (in_array($lookingFor, $namesArray)) {
echo "You've found it!";
} else {
echo "Not found in this array!";
}
?>
If you change the value of $lookingFor, change it to "Mary", you will get the message "You've found it!" - because "Mary" is part of $namesArray.
If you want to count array elements, you can use the count() function:
$count = count($namesArray); ?>
$count value will be 7.
You can add elements to any array, either at the beginning or end of an existing array. You can also use functions to create a new array containing two or more array elements. When merged each array will be in the desired order. If your array already has internal sorting, you will need to reorder the new merged array.
Let us start by adding elements to the end of the existing array, using the function array_push():
$fruitArray = array("apple", "orange", "banana", "kiwi", "pear");
/* Add to original array*/
array_push($ fruitArray, "grape", "pineapple", "tomato");
/* List each element by its key value*/
while (list($key,$value) = each($fruitArray)) {
echo "$key : $value
";
}
?>
This will display:
0 : apple
1 : orange
2 : banana
3 : kiwi
4 : pear
5: grape
6: pineapple
7: tomato
When you need to add elements to the beginning of the array, the code is very similar. The only difference is the function name: array_unshift() instead of array_push().
$fruitArray = array("apple", "orange", "banana", "kiwi", "pear") ;
/* Add to original array*/
array_unshift($fruitArray, "grape", "pineapple", "tomato");
/* Pass it Key value lists each element*/
while (list($key,$value) = each($fruitArray)) {
echo "$key : $value
" ;
}
?>
This will display:
0 : grape
1 : pineapple
2 : tomato
3 : apple
4 : orange
5 : banana
6 : kiwi
7 : pear
Function array_merge() merges two or more arrays.
$fruitArray = array("apple", "orange", "banana", "kiwi", "pear") ;
$vegArray = array("carrot", "green beans", "asparagus", "artichoke", "corn" );
/* Merge into one array*/
$goodfoodArray = array_merge($fruitArray, $vegArray);
/* List each by its key value Element*/
while (list($key,$value) = each($goodfoodArray)) {
echo "$key : $value
";
}
?>
This will display:
0 : apple
1 : orange
2 : banana
3 : kiwi
4 : pear
5 : carrot
6 : green beans
7 : asparagus
8 : artichoke
9: corn
Now that you have added elements and merged arrays, let’s practice the element deletion function. You can use the function array_pop() to remove an element from the end of an array. If the function array_shift() is used, an element is deleted from the beginning of an array. In fact, when you delete an element from an array, the element is still available to you - when you pop or shift an element from an existing array.
Use the array_pop() function to delete a value from the end of the array:
/* Create an array*/
$ fruitArray = array("apple", "orange", "banana", "kiwi", "pear");
/* Pop a value at the end*/
$popped = array_pop ($fruitArray);
/* List the contents of the new array and the popped values*/
while (list($key,$value) = each($fruitArray)) {
echo "$key : $value
";
}
echo "
and finally, in $popped: $popped";
?>
This will display:
0 : apple
1 : orange
2 : banana
3 : kiwi
and finally, in $popped: pear
Next, delete an element from the end of an array: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Below, delete a value from the end of the array:
/* Create an array*/
$fruitArray = array ("apple", "orange", "banana", "kiwi", "pear");
/* Shift a value from the head of the array*/
$shifted = array_shift( $fruitArray);
/* List the contents of the new array and the removed values*/
while (list($key,$value) = each($fruitArray)) {
echo "$key : $value
";
}
echo "
and finally, in $shifted: $shifted";
?>
This will display:
0 : orange
1 : banana
2 : kiwi
3 : pear
and finally, in $shifted: apple
There are many functions that can help you sort array elements. But I will demonstrate basic sorting to help you understand the process:
$fruitArray = array("apple", " orange", "banana", "kiwi", "pear");
/* Sort*/
sort($fruitArray);
/* Repeat it Let's display the array correctly from beginning to end*/
/* List each element by its key value*/
while (list($key,$value) = each($fruitArray )) {
echo "$key : $value
";
}
?>
This will display:
0 : apple
1 : banana
2 : kiwi
3 : orange
4 : pear