note 92991 added to function.array-search

The original function for searching a multidimensional array didn't let you filter by arraykeys. This one is modified so you can search by array keys or not. If you want a general search for a value and don't care which specific key to target you dont have to specify it but example. <?php $array = ("shoes" => array("test1"=> "123","test2"=>"1234","test3"=>"12345"), "shoes2"=> array("test1"=>"324","test2"=>"3515","test3"=>"123131"); array_search_value("123",$array,"test1"); // would return shoes array_search_value("12223",$array,"test1"); // would return false; ?> this makes it easier to validate a multi-dimensional array to make sure certain data is present. Enjoy! <?php function array_search_value($needle,$haystack,$arraykey=FALSE) { foreach($haystack as $key=>$value) { $current_key=$key; if($arraykey){ if($needle == $value[$arraykey]){ return $value['id']; } if(array_search_value($needle,$value[$arraykey]) == true) { return $current_key; } }else{ if($needle == $value) return $value; if(array_search_value($needle,$value) == true) { return $current_key; } } } return false; } ?> ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 38.105.191.226 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-search.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/92991 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92991/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92991/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92991/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92991/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92991/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92991/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92991 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/92991 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php